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.
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Trump’s rewrite of rural broadband rules helped Musk steer public money toward Starlink to strengthen SpaceX and screw rural Americans.
Stopping Trump’s Rolling Coup
A fictional but plausible dispatch from 2027 shows why Trump’s rolling coup against the midterms will likely fail.
As Threat Level Reaches “Highest It’s Ever Been,” Trump Sidelines Key Counterterror Program
Trump's refusal to reauthorize FISA Section 702 unless it’s linked to a voter suppression bill leaves America vulnerable to terrorist…
The Myth of the “Independent Creator”
Much like the economy at large, the platforms like Substack operate on superstar economics, favoring big players over independent creators.
The Exiles Who Sold Trump’s Wars
Iranian and Venezuelan émigré networks made the case for U.S. intervention. Then President Trump cut them loose.
Gen Z Has an Antisemitism Problem
Recent polls find that a shocking percentage of young adults harbor antisemitic views, which may be normalized by social media.
Democrats Need to Decide Whether Character Matters
Some see Graham Platner as indispensable and echo rationalizations others once made for Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
Mary Todd Lincoln Reconsidered
Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s widow, has been lampooned as a narcissistic nut job, but her life of pain and…
Does MAGA Actually Believe Their Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories?
You can understand the Trump administration better if you really believe undocumented migrants commit mass voter fraud.