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A Typical Case of American Blind Justice

The judge wasn’t going to look at the twenty seven eight-by-ten color glossy
pictures.

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The Pretzel Logic of SCOTUS on Districting

Plus, I question the timing.

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.

Is Partisanship Merely a Proxy for Race?

Disentangling the two is challenging, if not impossible.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Majority Minority Districts

Partisan gerrymandering just got a bit easier.

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George speaks during a transformation panel during the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Oct. 15, 2025. AUSA provides attendees with insights into U.S. Army priorities, explore cutting-edge technologies, and engage in high-impact networking with key decision-makers. The theme this year is “Agile, Adaptive, Lethal: Winning at the Pace of Change.” Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George speaks during a transformation panel during the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Oct. 15, 2025. AUSA provides attendees with insights into U.S. Army priorities, explore cutting-edge technologies, and engage in high-impact networking with key decision-makers. The theme this year is “Agile, Adaptive, Lethal: Winning at the Pace of Change.”

Purge of Military Brass Continues

Undermining the professionalism of the officer corps.

Election Interference

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

Politics Makes Very Strange Bedfellows

The Nick Fuentes phenomenon.

On Whiteness: Protecting Culture or Maintaining Supremacy?

The appointment of white supremacist to a State Department slot creates some thoughts.

An Example of Othering

In case the fascism of it all isn’t obvious.

Vibing in the Wrong Direction

More thoughts on Klein’s column.

Shifting Vibes?

If the politics of cruelty has peaked, what follows?

Cruelty to Meet Quotas

The administration continues to show its ideological stripes.

Tabby Monday

More Attacks on Universities

An attempt to connect higher education and political violence.

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Messy Reflections On The Assassination Of A Political Opponent

To be fully human requires living with and in sometimes unresolvable contradictions

In Front of Our Noses: Fascism

“Influencer” Benny Johnson wants to bulldoze certain neighborhoods in DC.

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Steven Takes a Picture

This one was in Tuskegee, AL (and this isn’t a photography post).

Ten Observations About College Students

These sweet, anxious, thoughtful, and genuinely loveable students know in their bones that their future is deeply uncertain and shaped by adults who appear to have no idea what they’re doing.

Trump’s West Point Graduation Speech

It was rather unusual.

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.

DEI Dies at DOD

A series of orders impacting military education.