President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after delivering remarks on the economy at the Rocky Mount Event Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on Friday, December 19, 2025. President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after delivering remarks on the economy at the Rocky Mount Event Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on Friday, December 19, 2025.

US Struck ISIS Targets in Nigeria on Christmas

(More than) 12 Tomahawks a-bombing.

Speaking of Human Rights

What Trump and DOGE hath wrought.

The Case of the Afrikaners

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

Jimmy Carter Proves The Simpsons Right*

* if you are an African parasite

Anti-Gay Extremism in Nigeria

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

The Identity Politics of Identity Politics

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Michael Langley to be 1st Black Marine 4-Star General

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

Ukraine War Adding to Global Food Insecurity

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

Tucker Carlson White Supremacist Messaging

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

Most Americans Have Had COVID-19

Some 60% of us, including 75% of our children, have been infected.

American Excess Deaths from COVID

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

Ukraine Invasion Sending History in a New Direction?

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

The Beginning of a Response to the Beginning of an Invasion

The first shoe has dropped.

Covid Triumphalism

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.

Sidney Poitier, 1927-2022

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

Capitol Riot: One Year Later

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

CDC Lessens Quarantine Recommendations Despite Omicron’s Spread

The flurry of news around the new variant is dizzying.

On the Number of Parties 3: More Sophisticated Counting

The effective number of parties.

Omicron and the Vaccines

Modern and Pfizer are your best bets, but most of the world has had other vaccines.

On the Number of Parties 1: Basic Counting, Part 1

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

Omicron Cometh

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

Is Autocracy Really Winning?

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

Donald Rumsfeld, 1932-2021

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

Biden Taking Fewer Refugees Than Trump!!!

Stenography is not journalism.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a virtual bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a virtual bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Liberals Upset Biden Foreign Policy is Biden’s

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.