Tulsi Gabbard Out as Director of National Intelligence

Another one bites the dust.

Dispatches from the Dumbest Timeline

Not just dumb, but dangerous too.

Whither the World Order

A requiem for something lost.

In Front of Our Noses: This is Just Weird

Really, more under RFK’s nose.

Long-Term Consequences

Gone, gone, the damage done.

Nancy Pelosi to Retire

The octogenarian Speaker Emerita will not seek re-election.

Shutdown Stupidity

Here we go again.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a teleconference with NFL players Aaron Jones and Elijah Higgins during their visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kuwait from the Pentagon, April 2, 2025. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a teleconference with NFL players Aaron Jones and Elijah Higgins during their visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kuwait from the Pentagon, April 2, 2025.

Reports Suggest Pentagon Shifting Focus To Domestic Defense

Another day, another step closer towards military policing in the US.

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.

Bloodshed, Bedlam, Squalor and Worse

Authoritarianism is popular.

The Nationalist Movement and the Transformation of the Republican Party

Thinking about the evolution (or is it devolution) of the GOP since the 1990s.

Federal Grants Must ‘Demonstrably Advance President’s Policy Priorities’

Politicizing scientific inquiry is a bad idea.

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’s Economy (Updated)

July jobs report shows signs of weakness.

MAHA Report Had Made-Up Citations

It is as if qualifications for positions of power matter.

RFK Jr. Now Secretary of Health and Human Services

Another piece of an appalling cabinet is now in place.

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The Tipping Point

The culture seems to be shifting.

Trump Raked in $200 Million Since Election

The real crime is what’s legal.

Making Childhood Diseased Again

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

Biden Team Considering Pardoning Trump Foes

Abusing power to prevent the abuse of power?

The Cognitive Dissonance of It All

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

Mike Waltz Next National Security Advisor

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

Restaurant Bankrupcy Crisis

It’s not just Red Lobster.

Defining and Discussing Fascism, Part II

Hitler comparisons.