Sotomayor Defends Thomas

The longest-serving Supreme Court Justice is a nice guy.

Commercializing Juneteenth

The longstanding celebration that become a national holiday last year is being exploited for profit!

Myths of American Democracy

Tweaking the message and getting out the vote don’t matter as much as strategists think.

A Photo for Friday

“Nesting Killdeer”

Herschel Walker and the Perils of Celebrity Candidates

More ugly revelations about the football hero turned politician.

CNN Boss Eschews ‘Big Lie’ Branding

The new honcho at the original 24 hour news network wants to be more subtle and less alarmest.

Takeaways From the Takeaways

It’s not all about Trump.

Americans Having More Abortions

A decades-long decline has ended.

Observations on Day Two of the Hearings

Basically: Trump is a liar or delusional (perhaps both?).

Fox Tried to Derail the ‘Big Lie’ Before Going All In

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

Watergate at 50

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

Bipartisan Senate Gun Control Talking Points

Calling it a “deal” is vastly over-selling it.

Monday the 13th’s Forum

I mean, Monday the 13th should be worse than Friday the 13th, right?

Riot (or Worse) Thwarted in Idaho

A group of extremists are stopped from instigating a riot.

Zelensky’s Dilemma

What happens if Ukraine can’t achieve complete victory?

Google Builds Blog Troll

The company’s new AI technology looks awfully familiar.

Replacing Biden in 2024?

From the Cliché File.

The January 6 Committee’s Audience

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

Site Wonkiness

Too big, too fail.