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.

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Manchin, Sinema Pan Harris Filibuster Promise

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

Republican Electoral College Advantage May Be Shrinking

The skews may offset.

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.