Tulsi Gabbard Out as Director of National Intelligence

Another one bites the dust.

Losing Survivor Benefits Upon Remarriage

A reasonable if perverse policy.

Shooting Ourselves in the Foot on Immigration

Xenophobia’s cruel wages.

On Regime Change

What it is and isn’t. Some polisci basics.

Long-Term Consequences

Gone, gone, the damage done.

Judges Order Administration to Pay SNAP Benefits

It turns out that mandatory spending is, well, mandatory.

Shutdown Winding Down?

The light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

Consultants Like to Talk about Messaging

Political scientists, however, are skeptical.

1.4 Million Federal Workers Go Unpaid

Next up: our armed forces.

SCOTUS’s Last Chance to Save the Constitution

The term which kicked off this week wil decide whether we effectively have a king.

Shutdown Stupidity

Here we go again.

But, Her Emails…

Allegations that DOGE put Social Security info on an unsecured server.

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DC Homeless Encampments Cleared

The cruelty is the point?

President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office.

Musk Calls BBB a ‘Disgusting Abomination’

Maybe they weren’t serious about fiscal discipline after all?

Musk Has Left the Building

Is the worst of the idiocy over?

More Tales of Competence

This time: the Social Security Administration.

So Much Winning on the Economy Front

Are you tired of the winning yet?

I Really Don’t Know Why I Keep Thinking These People are Fascists…

Todd Lyons, acting Director of ICE provides the latest example.

There is No Plan

Just in case that wasn’t already obvious.

April 5, 2025 - Rally in downtown Boston, Massachusetts to express outrage at President Trump, his policies and his minions. April 5, 2025 - Rally in downtown Boston, Massachusetts to express outrage at President Trump, his policies and his minions.

The Backlash Has Begun

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

Tabby Monday