President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Trump Reverses Course in Minnesota

TACO Tuesday?

The 2026 National Defense Strategy

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

SCOTUS Allows LA Immigration Raids

The Shadow Docket strikes again.

Locking Up The Homeless

A simple solution to a complex problem.

Debating to Lose

Preaching to the choir only works if the choir is in the audience.

Scapegoating and Merchandizing Cruelty

Believe it when people tell you who they are.

Musk Threats Over Big Beautiful Bill

Of course you realize this means war.

Tuberville: Communist, Islamic Rats in Our Cities

The linguistic stylings and white supremacy of Tommy Tuberville.

Autocracy is Popular

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

The Authoritarian Fantasties of Stephen Miller

Habemus habeas corpus?

Trump Deporting 530,000 Legal Immigrants, Shuttering DHS Due Process Offices

Then process gets in the way of efficiency, kill the process.

Taking Joy in All the Wrong Places

What’s that meme about cruelty being the point?

Adams and Homan

The abuse of power is obvious.

An Expansive Attack on Birthright Citizenship

Trying to upend 150 years of legal understanding with the stroke of a sharpie.

Trump’s Mandate

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

The War Against Porn

Pornhub has banned itself in nineteen states to the delight of legislators.

On Fentanyl and the Border

Spoiler: tariff threats and other “one weird trick” approaches won’t work.

Policy is Easy!

Just lie about it.

A Few More Tariff Thoughts

On “negotiation tactics,” legal pathways, and such.

A Reminder About Hitler Comparisons

And, more broadly, about the normalization of Trump

What ‘Mass Deportation’ Might Look Like

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Punishing Bezos

Hitting back at centibillionaires is hard.