The Day After in Gaza

The Israeli government has no plan. Its defense minister does.

The ‘Outside Agitator’ Trope

It’s been around for a very long time.

Worry Polarization

Americans are concerned about very different things.

Campus Crackdowns Escalate

Police have been brought at universities across the country.

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FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements

A massive change to the business environment — if it survives judicial scrutiny.

Israel Launches Token Retaliatory Strike On Iran

It was the least they could do.

Monday Morning Tabs

Gotta clear ’em all!

Trump and the Politics of Abortion

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

Thursday Tabs

Some of these have been piling up for a while.

Nope Labels

Who could have seen this coming?

Louis Gossett Jr., 1936-2024

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

Trump’s Routine Outrages

When being despicable is normal, is it still news?

GOP “Unity”

Data from the early primaries

LaPierre’s Grift

Bob Edwards, 1947-2024

The longtime NPR host is gone at 76.

Israel vs the World in Rafah

Netanyahu is defying the international community.

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Old Man Biden

The problem that won’t go away.

Thursday Tabs

Sunday Tabs

Stories I’m reading but unlikely to write about.

Our Weird Politics

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and MAGA.

Trump and Biden Win New Hampshire!

Shockingly, both “incumbents” are going to win their party’s 2024 nominations.

Food Fight

A kerfuffle is brewing over the way the United States fights hunger in the global south.

Biden Pardons Federal and DC Marijuana Users

A small but positive step.

SCOTUS Denies Fast Track of Trump Immunity Claim

They’ve punted to the DC Circuit.

Guiliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million

A Pyrrhic victory in one of many cases against America’s mayor.

Lesser-Known Candidates for President

Vermin Supreme and Paperboy Love Prince have as good a chance as Vivek Ramaswamy.

Norman Lear, 1922-2023

A television icon is gone at 101.

Sandra Day O’Connor, 1930-2023

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

Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

Geert Wilders ‘Wins’ Dutch Elections

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

Israeli Ground Offensive Underway

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

Friday Tabs

And this doesn’t even clear them all!

Biden in Israel in Aftermath of Hospital Explosion

The timing is not auspicious.

Israel Long War Update

It is escalating quickly.

Motion to Vacate McCarthy Speakership Succeeds

A weak leader has been ousted. Now what?

The Senate Dress Code

Much ado about nothing?

UAW Strikes Widen as Biden Signals Support

The President and his predecessor are heading to Detroit.

9/11 at 22

Generations of young Americans weren’t alive or have no real memory of the event.

Signs of a Way Forward on Spending?

A shutdown may be averted after all.

Florida has to Redraw Districts

So a court has ordered.

First Republican Debate of 2024 Season

Vivek Ramaswamy’s national coming out party was, well, interesting.

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Why America’s News Networks Are So Bad

It’s Nixon’s fault?

Televising Trump’s Trial

His lawyers and Democratic lawmakers are urging an exception.

Florida Backs Down, Allows AP Psychology

Sanity has prevailed.

Legislative Signal v. Political Noise

The weakness of anti-drag queen legislation.

Florida Curriculum Politics Update

A tale from the DeSantis’ Woke Wars.

More on Small Town Justice

A deep tradition rightly under scrutiny.