Trump’s Nuclear Folly

Plus: Pete visits the Hill.

The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party. The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party.

Is Partisanship Merely a Proxy for Race?

Disentangling the two is challenging, if not impossible.

The Toothless War Powers Resolution

What happens at the 60 day mark of the Iran War? Nothing.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Majority Minority Districts

Partisan gerrymandering just got a bit easier.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to military families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Friday, February 13, 2026. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to military families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Friday, February 13, 2026.

Scenes from the Dumbest Timeline

It would all be just absurd if it didn’t matter so much.

Calling Trump a Tyrant is Not a Call for—But May Lead—to Violence

Free speech is not always met with more speech.

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We are Steeped in Violence

It is all around us.

Another Trump Assassination Attempt

A gunman got off shots at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

The GOP Only Has Itself to Blame

It’s their own damn fault.

Meanwhile in North Korea…

Dictating the curriculum from on high.

In Front of Our Noses: Contempt for the Press

Also contempt for citizens.

Virginia Passes Radical Gerrymander

Fighting autocracy with autocracy.

America’s Oligarchs

The state of being too big to care.

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On Billionaires

We have a problem, but we aren’t even trying to address it.

Our Well-Oiled Machine of Governance

Competence, ethics, and good vibes all around!

Yet More On Christian Politics (Or Christians in Politics)

Returning to a debate from the comment section.

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!

A warning from the Commander-in-Chief to the crazy bastards.

“Fake Inflation”

Don’t worry, those rises in prices are an illusion!

Strait Numbers

Versus strait rhetoric.

More on This Week in Religion and Politics

Pete’s prayer and Franklin Graham weighs in.

Friday Funnies

Because sometimes you have to laugh, lest ye cry.

The Veep, the Pope, and Just War Theory

Also, this Just In: WWII Was 80 Years Ago

Trump Meets His Meme Match

We can forgive the raping, graft, election stealing, and warmongering. But this goes too far!

In Front of Our Noses

Trump attacks the Pope on Truth Social, You know, as one does.

US to Blockade Closed Strait

The flailing president.

Well, That Was Weird

Preemption?

The Economics President, Continued

New inflation and consumer confidence numbers.

On the “Moderates” in the “Middle”

Some empirical insights into American partisan politics.

Meanwhile in North Korea…

…love is in the air.

The Same Subject Continued

Another example.

Moral Degeneracy

With pundits like this, no wonder we have the problems we have.

More Immigrant Detention Cruelty

Deportation uber alles.

Trump’s Easter Message to Iran

Praise be to Allah, you crazy bastards!

Shooting Ourselves in the Foot on Immigration

Xenophobia’s cruel wages.

Airpods Airpods

Suzanne Maloney on Iran

A podcast recommendation.

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 Approval at Historic Lows

Only Nixon has been lower.

The Economics President, Continued

Better than expected jobs report amid other less positive news.

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George speaks during a transformation panel during the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Oct. 15, 2025. AUSA provides attendees with insights into U.S. Army priorities, explore cutting-edge technologies, and engage in high-impact networking with key decision-makers. The theme this year is “Agile, Adaptive, Lethal: Winning at the Pace of Change.” Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George speaks during a transformation panel during the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Oct. 15, 2025. AUSA provides attendees with insights into U.S. Army priorities, explore cutting-edge technologies, and engage in high-impact networking with key decision-makers. The theme this year is “Agile, Adaptive, Lethal: Winning at the Pace of Change.”

Purge of Military Brass Continues

Undermining the professionalism of the officer corps.

A Chart to Ponder

It’s a real mystery…

Election Interference

Trump issues an EO; now we wait on the legal challenges.

Naming Things After Dear Leader

Now an airport.

TSA Workers Paid, But DHS Funding Lapse Goes On

The longest government “shutdown” in history has no end in sight.

No Kings 3: A Field Report

From the grounds of the state capitol in Montgomery, AL.

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In Front of Our Noses: Abuse of Power for Partisan Aims

Trump has been basing disaster funding to states based on local partisan control.

Meanwhile in North Korea…

Truly unbelievable praise for Dear Leader.

Politics Makes Very Strange Bedfellows

The Nick Fuentes phenomenon.