The Battle of Little Bighorn and Why It Never Ends
Custer’s last stand was 150 years ago. As America wrestles with its 250th birthday, this commemoration also cuts to the…
The Monopolized Economy
admin A Unified Theory of Donald Trump’s Presidency
Presidents tap their unarticulated prerogative powers in times of necessity. For Trump, it’s a permission slip to do as he…
Income Inequality and the Trust Funds Shortfalls
Both Social Security and Medicare face exhaustion because more of the nation's income goes to the rich, and their growing…
The Stranded Talent Dilemma: A Challenge to Higher Ed, Employers, and Government
Millions of American workers are stranded in jobs without career mobility. Here’s what we need to ease the problem of…
When America’s Culture Wars Were Fought in Art Galleries
Late 20th-century culture wars over artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano set the stage for the transgressive Age of…
The Most Important Founder You’ve Never Heard Of
James Wilson’s vision of a Constitution rooted in the people anticipated Lincoln, Reconstruction, and modern constitutional democracy.
Any Iran Deal Will Fail Without a Two-State Solution
Trump wants quick diplomatic wins. But peace agreements that dodge the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are built to collapse.
Cruel Britannia: Why No Prime Minister Can Get Traction
Starmer out as prime minister is no fix in a country where voters keep denying victors electoral mandates.
How Trump Screwed Rural Americans to Help Musk Become a Trillionaire
Trump’s rewrite of rural broadband rules helped Musk steer public money toward Starlink to strengthen SpaceX and screw rural Americans.
How to Contain the Oligarchs
Rule by the rich looks inevitable, but it’s not. From ancient Greece to New Deal America, democracies have found ways…