A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

Might not be bribery, but it’s still exerting influence.

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

Why “the First Amendment protects Trump” defense doesn’t make sense

What’s more important, appearances or action?

Shut it down for the day, because it isn’t going to get better than this one.

In a world of fixed positions, is debating in good faith really worth it?

When a go-to “nonpartisan” defender breaks rank does that change your opinion?

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Tucker is one of those “elites” he saying hates his audience.

A chance for readers to play political strategists

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

What’s that phrased about broken clocks?

A brief primer on trauma and a link to an interview and paper on being trauma informed

Tips for how to check yourself before you wreck yourself.

A free panel on how transparent social media platforms should be about government requests

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

Mike Pompeo’s PAC wants you to know that Mike Pompeo’s book is a “thriller with stories from the heart” of Mike Pompeo

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

A couple of old cartoons feel like they could have been published today.

Why a paper got the story right and no one paid attention and polls over opposition research

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

The launch of a new feature… featuring Drake!

Another example of the arbitrariness of the death penaly

The Department of Justice takes an utterly unsurprising, but important step in the Mar-a-lago document case

Start your weekend with some soul!

The former president shopped for the right judge.

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

I mean, really, really, really bad for the former President and his legal team.

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

Why would the Trump team release a document that casts them in such a bad light?

Are 20 arrests worth a $1.2 million dollar investment?

“Declassification, even by the President, must follow established procedures.” (Trump Administration 2018)

Running down the latest “known knowns” with just a bit of analysis

This is as close as we get to Garland saying “Eff around, find out!”

Tell us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants without telling us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants

Another example of why the filibuster needs to go.

When belief is more important than facts

Police and the Punisher Skull

It doesn’t appear the Uvalde TX police were underfunded

An example of security theater with proven negative social impacts