Trump Indicted (Again)

This time, it’s the feds.

On Primary Candidacies

Thinking about what is predictive as well as the usefulness of historical case studies.

Young Men Becoming More Right-Wing?

Some interesting (and potentially disturbing) polling trends.

Some Comments on the Growing GOP Field

Thoughts on Pence and Christie.

PGA, LIV, and World Tour Merging

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

Creative Class on Strike

Hollywood and the news media are roiled in labor disputes.

Defunding the Police

A Brooklyn neighborhood is experimenting with a hybrid approach.

Looking to Poland

Protests against the governing party signal tensions in advance of fall elections.

The Good Guys Do Propaganda, Too

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

A Stew of Stupidity

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

Cash Apps Aren’t Banks!

Who knew?

Corporations and Pride Month

Damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Sometimes both.

Chotiner Eviscerates Koppel on Kissinger

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

On Winners, Losers, and the Debt Ceiling

Horse race coverage in all the things.

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Biden the Adult in the Room

There’s been a load of compromising.

Supreme Court Sides with Company Over Teamster Vandals

Dueling headlines give radically different impressions of the same case.

A Photo for Friday

“Birds and the Water”

Lawyers, Guns, and Hunter

From the “you can’t this stuff up” file.

Debt Ceiling Bill Passes House

On to the Senate.

Culture and Our Brains

Our surroundings quite literally change how we see the world.

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Is Traditionalism Inherently Racist?

There’s a fine line between upholding cultural norms and structural racism.

The Food is Too Damn High

Get me higher than the grocery bill.

Americans Think Neither Biden Nor Trump Mentally Sound to be President

Shockingly, the current President’s numbers are worse than his predecessor’s.

Student Defies Judge at Graduation

Because screw the other students.

Manchin Won the Debt Ceiling Fight

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are happy. But one man is.

The Education Senator Redux

Tuberville claims he was taken “out of context.”

19th Century Transportation in a 21st Century World

Train I ride, sixteen coaches long.

High School Graduation and Individual Expression

Either it’s a public forum or it’s not.

Debt Ceiling Deal Reached ‘in Principle’

We almost wrecked the economy . . . for this?

The Education Senator

A true inspiration

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A Dumb Abuse of Power

Sigh.

NYC Bans Height-Weight Discrimination

They join DC and San Francisco.

Judge Mehta Shining in Unenviable Role

Applying nuanced judgement under the highest scrutiny is what we expect, but don’t often get.

Is Twitter DeSantis’ Problem?

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.