The Big Chilling Effect

Our leaders are afraid to lead.

Mid-Week Tabs

SCOTUS Rejects Trump Bid to Halt Foreign Aid

A seemingly obvious ruling was nonetheless 5-4.

Trump’s Very Long Congressional Speech Roundup

It made history in many ways.

X/eet Of The Day

Who’d of thought that Donald Trump would do what he campaigned on doing?!

“Trade wars are good, and easy to win”

A quote from the wit and wisdom of Donald J. Trump.

Trump and the Liberal Order

America is getting screwed by playing by the rules it created.

Ancient Geeks Talk Tolkien

Monday is Ancient Geeks day!

Trump 47 Foreign Policy

It’s still murky but already quite different from the Trump 45 administration’s.

The Great Russia Coincidence

Russia, Russia, Russia?

The Artlessness of the Deal

Applying rational analysis to attitude and instinct.

Navy aircraft carrier with jets Navy aircraft carrier with jets

Norway Cutting Off Fuel to US Navy

A story I thought I’d never see.

The Myth Of Implosion

Waiting for the other side to self-destruct has always been ridiculous and dangerous.

What Ukraine Has to Contend With

Trump is spouting Russian talking points.

A poisonous cane toad. A poisonous cane toad.

Please Don’t Touch The Poisonous Toad

We can’t afford to repeatedly make the same mistake.

The Leader of the Free World?

The postwar era may have ended yesterday.

A Photo for Friday

“Pink Evening”

“We are the Federal Law”

Governing like a dictator.

Mass Firings Ruled Illegal

A judge says OPM has no authority to fire workers in other agencies.

Friday’s Forum

Global Democracy at Two-Decade Low

Perhaps longer, but the worst in the history of the Economist Intelligence Unit report.

Clown Show

Also known as a cabinet meeting.

Gene Hackman, 1930-1925

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

Measles Death in Texas

The sadly predicted has come to pass.

Thursday’s Forum

That Hat

A symbol of party and person, not of country.

DOGE “Receipt” Update

You will be shocked at the news!

Wednesday’s Forum

Judge Questions DOGE Constitutionality

The unorthodox non-agency agency run by no one in particular may violate the basic rules of our system.

A Map of Shame

An embarrasing day in US history.

Tuesday’s Forum

The Empathy of 47

Not to mention maturity and intellect.

Monday is Ancient Geeks Day

This week we boldy go to TOS!

US Abandons Ukraine, Ruptures Atlantic Alliance

A shocking but completely unsurprising development.

Friedrich Merz (CDU-Parteivorsitzender); Porträt, Einzelbild Friedrich Merz (CDU-Parteivorsitzender); Porträt, Einzelbild

German Election Dominated by Parties of the Right

But a centrist grand coalition will likely govern.

American blues and soul singer Roberta Flack in concert in Deauville (Normandy, France) in July 1992. American blues and soul singer Roberta Flack in concert in Deauville (Normandy, France) in July 1992.

Roberta Flack, 1937-2025

The R&B icon is gone at 88.

Monday’s Forum

Musk of Confusion in the Air

In the immortal words of Emily Litella, “Never mind.”

The Looming Government Shutdown

Beware the Ides of March.

Taking a Chainsaw to the Federal Workforce

The cruelty is indeed the point.