Gerrymandering and Disenfranchisement

Race and partisanship collide once again.

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Is Partisanship Merely a Proxy for Race?

Disentangling the two is challenging, if not impossible.

The Toothless War Powers Resolution

What happens at the 60 day mark of the Iran War? Nothing.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Majority Minority Districts

Partisan gerrymandering just got a bit easier.

Calling Trump a Tyrant is Not a Call for—But May Lead—to Violence

Free speech is not always met with more speech.

Virginia Passes Radical Gerrymander

Fighting autocracy with autocracy.

Yet More On Christian Politics (Or Christians in Politics)

Returning to a debate from the comment section.

Trump Meets His Meme Match

We can forgive the raping, graft, election stealing, and warmongering. But this goes too far!

On the “Moderates” in the “Middle”

Some empirical insights into American partisan politics.

Moral Degeneracy

With pundits like this, no wonder we have the problems we have.

Election Interference

Trump issues an EO; now we wait on the legal challenges.

TSA Workers Paid, But DHS Funding Lapse Goes On

The longest government “shutdown” in history has no end in sight.

Race for 2028 Nomination Already Underway

Ready or not, the campaign has begun.

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In Front of Our Noses: Abuse of Power for Partisan Aims

Trump has been basing disaster funding to states based on local partisan control.

Politics Makes Very Strange Bedfellows

The Nick Fuentes phenomenon.

No Kings Rallies March On

Sounding a barbaric yawp over the streets of the world.

Speaker Johnson’s Lack of Institutional Ambition

Johnson is acting more as an agent of the president than of the Congress.

Trump to Pay TSA Despite Congress

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Mid-Week Tabbery

Backyard Repudiation

Democrat wins special election to represent Trump’s home district in Florida.

The Economics President

How it started and how it’s going.

Trump: Democrats Now America’s Greatest Enemy

They were previously behind Iran.

Robert Mueller, 1944-2026

An American patriot is gone at 81.

Pentagon Wants $200 Billion to Fund Iran War

“It takes money to kill bad guys.”

Airports in Chaos as Congress Plays Games

Shutdown follies are not victimless.

Americans Think Americans Are Bad People

A majority describe the morality and ethics of their fellow citizens as “bad.”

War Powers Catch-22

They have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing.

The Role of Primaries on Display in Texas

Just more evidence of how our institutions help shape our parties.

(The Lack of) Public Support for Attacking Iran

Usually president care what the public thinks, especially at times of major military action. Not this time.

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A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Apathy all the way down.

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The State of the Union, 2026 Edition

USA! USA! USA!

Did Gaza Cost Harris the Election?

The evidence is thin.

DHS Suspends TSA Pre and Global Entry

The libs are so owned.

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The Psychology of Epstein’s Circle

Enough is never enough.

The Tariff Ruling and the Balance of Power

The case has major implications beyond the taxation issue.

Not Ready for a Female President?

Michelle Obama thinks so.

Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions

A correct but disturbing ruling.

Was Bombing Iran Legal?

No. But it won’t matter.

Preserving What is Good

Sad and strange circumstances have forced the Democratic party to become the conservative party now. It’s important to remind ourselves of what is good in our lives and what is worth defending. 

Shock, Awe, and Retreat

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

Trump’s Mandate

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

Passing the ERA By Fiat

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

A Lame-Duck Session SCOTUS Nominee?

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

Kamala Harris and Incumbency Curse

The sitting Vice President isn’t getting blamed for the economy.

Should Sonia Sotomayor Retire?

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

Sandra Day O’Connor, 1930-2023

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.