America’s Declining Prison Population

We’ve seen a massive fall from the 2009 peak.

How Effective Were U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities?

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

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Amy Comey Barrett Defying Expectation

She’s making no one happy.

Trump And Miller At Functional Odds On Immigration Policy [Updated: Or maybe not]

The challenges and harms of meeting campaign promises.

Autocracy is Popular

While critics warn of fascism, the public is thus far backing Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The Great Realignment

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returned to the US

He now faces a federal indictment.

Musk Has Left the Building

Is the worst of the idiocy over?

Rubio Guts National Security Council

A massive purge ahead of the long weekend.

Trump Not Enforcing the Law

Presidents have wide latitude in this area but many say 47 is exceeding his authority.

The Case of the Afrikaners

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

Hooray for Scarcity?

Trump’s weird rhetoric on trade.

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The AI Is Taking Our Jobs!

Machines have been eliminating blue collar jobs for decades. Now they’re coming for white collar jobs.

SunTabs

SaturTabs

Higher Ed is an Area of Trade Surplus

But the Trump administration is out to wreck it.

What Will Be The Impact Of The Pause That Wasn’t?

Be prepared for a rocky day and potentially more changes to “the plan”

Strong Jobs Report For March*

* – but the tariffs didn’t start until April 2

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Attacking Centers of Truth

The media, the academy, and the courts, are all in the crosshairs.

The Markets Continue to React Negatively to Trumponomics

Making the Markets Dive Again.

Kevin Drum, 1958-2025

One of the OG political bloggers is gone.

Chaos at the Veterans Administration?

Massive cuts are seriously undermining the mission.

Two DJIA Charts

And thoughts about Trump’s economic approach to date.

Trump’s Very Long Congressional Speech Roundup

It made history in many ways.

Trump and the Liberal Order

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

Measles Death in Texas

The sadly predicted has come to pass.

Judge Questions DOGE Constitutionality

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

DOGE Receipts Update

Nuking The Federal Workforce

The people who safeguard our nuclear weapons and put out forest fires have been fired.

Thousands of Federal Employees Fired

A Valentine’s Day massacre.

No, This Isn’t How Democracy Works

It certainly isn’t how the US Constitution functions.

Corruption Corodes

Looking at comparative corruption and development.

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GSA Ordered to Terminate All Property Leases

A brilliant plan with absolutely no conceivable downsides.

Midweek Tabs

DOGE Now Runs Treasury and OPM

An evil genius controls the key levers of government.

Reagan Airport Crash Kills Soldiers, Figure Skaters

A tragic but perhaps inevitable event.

Trump Deploys Tariff Hammer on Colombia (Updated)

More immigration politics.

Trump Pardons Capitol Rioters, Even Most Violent

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers insurrectionists are now free.

Trump Launches Meme Coin, Earns $25 Billion

And so it begins.

Trump’s Mandate

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

Fun Fact About LA County

There are a lot of people there.

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The Tipping Point

The culture seems to be shifting.

The First Trump Term, Economic Indicators Edition

Some comparative data.

What Explains a Trump Win?

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

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Whose Predictions Were Wrong?

Like Guy Fawkes, I got burnt!

Day After Tabs