Thoughts on Kash Patel for FBI Director

A dangerous choice that the Senate must reject.

A Lame-Duck Session SCOTUS Nominee?

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

Punishing Bezos

Hitting back at centibillionaires is hard.

Principal Resigns After Rankings Decline

What makes a good school good?

Biden Canceled 1 Million Student Loans

He’s aggressively using relief for public service workers.

Fascist Side Trips: Militarism and More Unreality

Plus: Governor Glenn Youngkin helps out.

An Example of Attempted Election Interference

Six GOP members of the House are targeting military ballots.

Manchin, Sinema Pan Harris Filibuster Promise

The two most annoying Senators in the Democratic caucus are at it again.

Post-Affirmative Action College Campuses

More data shows a more complicated picture.

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Too Many Laws?

A Supreme Court Justice says our laws and regulations are out of control.

Biden’s Supreme Court Plan

Some interesting, if unworkable, ideas.

Assassination Attempt Effects?

Caution about making too many assumptions.

Democrats Looking to Strike Back at Supreme Court

Impeach the Justices! Pack the Court!

Assange Pleas Guilty and Will Be Freed

The only let him go so long out of kindness I suppose.

East Coast v. West Coast Liberalism

Does Nicholas Kristof make his case?

Jerry West, 1938-2024

The legendary basketball player and executive is gone at 86.

The ‘Convicted Felon’ Label

It’s a problematic concept.

Joe Manchin Becomes ‘Independent’

The Democratic gadfly is performatively ‘leaving’ the party.

Another Political Signal on an Alito Home

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

The Ongoing Erosion of SCOTUS

The Alitos and the upside-down flag.

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Is Political Polling Still Useful?

Compared to any available alternative, yes.

Columbia Israel Divestment Protests Turn Ugly

On-campus classes have been suspended and Jewish students told to find safety.

Terry Anderson, center, accompanied by his sister Peggy Say, left, and Madeleine Bassil, right, in Germany, Dec. 5, 1991. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File) Terry Anderson, center, accompanied by his sister Peggy Say, left, and Madeleine Bassil, right, in Germany, Dec. 5, 1991. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)

Terry Anderson, 1947-2024

The AP journalist taken hostage for almost seven years has died.

Maine Joins ‘National Popular Vote’ Compact

A longstanding project inches forward.

Trump’s Jury

Is it even possible to find 12 impartial citizens to judge a figure so infamous?

Louis Gossett Jr., 1936-2024

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

Youngkin and the ‘Government as a Business’ Trope

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

Daniel Kahneman, 1934-2024

The psychologist who won a Nobel in economics is gone at 90.

Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster

Some interesting tidbits.

Deepfakes and Election Disinformation

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

Super Tuesday Exit Polls

A breakdown of some Republican primaries.

No Labels a No Go

They’re fast running out of time to find a candidate.

California’s Weird Election Laws

The Top Two system has created perverse incentives.

Trump’s Mounting Legal Bills

He owes over half a billion so far. That creates significant conflicts of interest.

The Hur Report and Beau Biden

A new report puts the conversation in a different light.

Biden ‘An Elderly Man with a Poor Memory’

A special counsel has declined to prosecute the President but his rationale was painful.

The Weird Politics of the SALT Deduction

There’s momentum for changing the most controversial Trump era tax change.

The Impulse to Want a Strong Man

And the intuition that things aren’t really working.

Where The Gays Are

A breakdown of new survey data.

Trump the Supreme Loser

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

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Voter Fraud Again Proves to be Rare

Even when it is focused on.

Masking Didn’t Become Normal

Or did it?

Mickey Mouse Entering Public Domain (Sort Of)

Steamboat Willie is about to be ripe for exploitation.

New York Gerrymander May Be Back

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

Privacy, Politics, and Porn

The theory of the Internet clashes with its reality.

College Football Playoff Chaos

The four-team Playoff will go out making a lot of folks mad.

American Doctor Told He’s No Longer a Citizen

A bureaucratic nightmare.

Dozens Quitting Congress

Take this job and shove it. I ain’t workin’ here no more.