We Don’t Need No Education

Who needs fancy book learnin’ if you already have all the answers?

Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace

I guess this means it’s open again.

Thursday’s Forum

Will’s Attempt to Criticize Trump’s Foreign Policy Takes a Turn

Come for the shots fired at the cabinet, stay for the weird digression.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump Wants ‘Garbage’ Somalis Out

The President minced no words.

Wednesday’s Forum

The Same Subject Continued

More on the clear white supremacist ideology oozing from the Trump administration.

Tuesday’s Forum

What’s Different Now About Views of ICE?

Thinking about the intellectual foundations of contemporary immigration policy.

Monday Tabs

AG Monday!

Aliens!

Cruelty Quotas

Arresting the spouses of Americans at Green Card appointments.

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Getting Old in America

It beats the alternative but it ain’t for sissies.

It’s a Very, Very Mad World

I find it hard to take.

Sunday’s Forum

In Front of Our Noses: Plans to Pardon a Convicted Drug Cartel Leader

(While murdering people without due process because of [checks notes] drugs.)

Hegseth Ordered ‘No Quarter’ for Drug Boats

A clear violation of the laws of war. But do they apply?

Saturday’s Forum

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DC Shooter Was Part of CIA-Directed Unit

A childhood friend claims he had PTSD from his actions.

Trump to ‘Permanently Pause’ Immigration from Poor Countries

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for.

A Photo for Friday

“Sad Boat”

Friday’s Forum

Rubio Orders Pressure on Mass Migration

The State Department will be pressing our closest allies to control their borders.

Two National Guardsmen Shot in DC

A suspect, an Afghan national, is in custody.

Thanksgiving Forum

Thanksgiving: The Most American Holiday

Thanksgiving is a giant contradiction, just like America

This Just In!

The NYT has discovered that Trump is old.

Thanksgiving Eve Tabs

Wednesday’s Forum

A Very OTB speech: A Republic, Not A Democracy–A False and Misleading Slogan

Our present-day politics reminds us that the “unfinished work” of democracy is never fully complete.  

Tuesday’s Forum

Candidate Quality and the Alabama Governor’s Race

Testing a hypothesis or two.

AG Monday!

Monday’s Forum

Bolsonaro Arrested Again

This time for allegedly trying to escape.

Sunday’s Forum

MTG’s Record

Why I am a bit reticent about being sympathetic.

Delusion and/or Gaslighting

Trump and his poll numbers brag.

The Weirdness of US Politics

Mamdani visits the WH; MTG resigns.

Saturday’s Forum

Expertise Matters

Some signs of hope and of deep concern due to Trump appointees.

A Photo for Friday

Friday’s Forum

In Front of Our Noses: A President Who Calls for the Execution of Members of Congress

You know, as is normal in democratic politics…

If Only Someone Had Warned Them…

More polling.