China Calling in its Loans to Poor Countries

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

The Ever-Shifting Media Landscape

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

It’s Good to Be Clarence Thomas

The questionable ethics of living a lavish lifestyle based on high office.

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Exodus from Big Cities?

People are leaving our cities for the suburbs. But not on an equal basis.

Making Alex Jones Pay

The huckster is exploiting bankruptcy laws and the financial regulations to circumvent court judgments.

Another Reason to Dislike the Electoral College

“Red States” and “Blue State”

The Tech Bubble Has Burst. Or Has It?

A lot of huge investments have failed for a variety of reasons.

What Trump Taxes Show: Not Much

His businesses make and lose a lot of money.

Trump a Laughing Stock

Is this how the cult ends?

Single-Family Zoning and Housing Diversity

They’re all made out of ticky tacky. And they all look just the same

Trump Company Guilty of Tax Fraud

The years-long NYC investigation finally bears some fruit.

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Insuring Against the Inevitable

Hurricane Ian renews some perennial questions about recovering from natural disasters.

Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Makin’ his way the only way he knows how, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.

It’s Good to Be King

Apparently, Charles III is quite well off.

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Just Move If You Don’t Like it Here!

There are many barriers to true freedom.

Orrin Hatch, 1934-2022

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

Saudis Give Jared Kusher $2 Billion

The real crime is what’s legal.

Ginni Thomas: Boomer with Internet?

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

Joe Manchin’s Conflict of Interest

The most important man in the Senate got rich the old fashioned way.

Getting Back to ‘Normal’

With masks off, political leaders are urging people to get out there and spend money.

People Moving for Politics?

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

Norm Macdonald, 1959-2021

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

Trump Organization and its CFO Indicted

A big shoe has dropped.

DOJ Will Defend Trump’s Rape Denial

A typical case of American blind justice.

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Court Leaves Eviction Ban in Place

An unfunded mandate remains in place.