Brief Encounter: A Letter from a 19th Century Physician to Donald Trump
What James Parkinson, of the eponymous disease, might say to the president about his promoting infamously unhealthy coal power.
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admin A Marine, Two Murders, and a War on Women
“Twentynine Palms,” a book deaths near a California Marine base, exposed sexual violence. Some things are better now, many are…
How to Save the IRS
DOGE broke the Internal Revenue Service. Former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has thoughts on how to fix it.
The UFC Cage Match Theory of Democracy
A new book traces American anti-egalitarianism from slavery’s defenders to Silicon Valley’s would-be philosopher-kings.
Cory Doctorow Is Making Peace with AI
Cory Doctorow is hip to the manic circular financing behind AI but isn’t freaked out about it being an existential…
Can a Bernie-Backed Populist Fix California’s Home Insurance Crisis?
A top candidate for insurance commissioner campaigns on “Natural Disaster Insurance for All," but even fellow progressives are skeptical.
How Trump and DOGE Broke the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service may never be the government’s most popular agency, but it could...
Trump’s Flimsy Argument for his “Triumphal Arch”
The president’s insisting that his Triumphal Arch, the Arc de Trump, fulfills a Congressional vision for the space. Not really.
The Platner Collapse Is a Cautionary Tale About Polling
A dearth of high-quality publicly available polling means campaigns and their allies can release lesser surveys to shape their raves.
Whitewashing History
A White House report attacks the Smithsonian and seeks to enforce Napoleon's maxim that history is written by the winners.