In Front of Our Noses: Plans to Pardon a Convicted Drug Cartel Leader

(While murdering people without due process because of [checks notes] drugs.)

NYC Mayor Thoughts

East Wing Almost Gone

The move to build Trump’s Big Beautiful Ballroom is moving at record speed.

Criminals or Enemy Combatants?

I guess if we fail to vaporize you, you get treated like a criminial.

The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party. The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party.

Competitive Authoritarianism

A four-pronged test.

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 Declares War Against Drug Cartels

The obvious has been made expllicit.

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.

The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party. The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party.

Standing Up to Trump

Can Democrats do anything?

On Gulfs and War

Sand in the sheets of civil society.

US Blows Alleged Drug Smuggling Boat Out of the Water

Who needs due process when you have drones?

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.

Worst of the Worst Update

Reality v. unreality.

In Front of Our Noses: Defying the Courts

Administrative “errors.”

Americans See Presidential Overreach

Even Republicans are balking at some Trump policies.

We’re Deporting US Citizens, Including Children

Apparently, this is who we are now.

Trump Openly Defying the Courts

It’s good to be king.

[Updating] President Trump Kinda Pauses(?) Implementation of Non-China Tariffs

Or they maybe happening at 10%… Who knows?! Clearly not the White House.

American Wealth

The illogical of MAGA.

‘The Economic Version of the Iraq War’

We are about to find out the degree to which trade wars are good and easy to win.

Attacking Centers of Truth

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

George Foreman, 1949-2025

The boxing great and grill pitchman is gone at 76.

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

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

Winning the Battle Against Drugs

The war is another thing, entirely.

Mid-Week Tabs

Trump’s Very Long Congressional Speech Roundup

It made history in many ways.

“Trade wars are good, and easy to win”

A quote from the wit and wisdom of Donald J. Trump.

The Artlessness of the Deal

Applying rational analysis to attitude and instinct.

Gene Hackman, 1930-1925

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

Adams and Homan

The abuse of power is obvious.

Corruption Corodes

Looking at comparative corruption and development.

Shock, Awe, and Retreat

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

Markets React Poorly to Trump’s Trade War

Way to go, pro-business party!

The Trade Wars. Started They Have.

We are in the the dumbest timeline.

Trade War Threats

It’s scheduled to start tomorrow.

Trump Deploys Tariff Hammer on Colombia (Updated)

More immigration politics.

Trump’s Mandate

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

It’s Warmer Out There

The data are clear (and the predictions were correct).

President Joe Biden wears his aviator sunglasses while working at the Resolute Desk, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in the Oval Office. President Joe Biden wears his aviator sunglasses while working at the Resolute Desk, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in the Oval Office.

Biden Tries to Thwart Trump Immigration Policies

The honey badger strikes again.

Making Imperialism Great Again

Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Oh my.

On Fentanyl and the Border

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

Policy is Easy!

Just lie about it.

The Cognitive Dissonance of It All

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

What ‘Mass Deportation’ Might Look Like

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Thinking About the Border

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

Jobs Americans Won’t Do

Our immigration policy is out of sync with our economy.