Trump and the White House Photographer

Grifting, all the way down.

Multiparty Presidentialism

No, presidentialism does not lock us into two parties.

A Recurrent Political Fantasy

Magically mobilizing nonvoters isn’t going to happen (but it sounds nice, I suppose).

Adios, March Forum

Until next year!

Wednesday’s Forum, RIP

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Died: ~9:40pm, March 30, 2022

Collins to Support Jackson

Concerns have been alleviated.

Ginni Thomas: Boomer with Internet?

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

A 457 Minute Gap

The is a 7 hour gap in the phone logs at the White House from January 6, 2021.

Yet More Ukraine Peace Talks

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

Judge: Trump Committed Crimes

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

FDA to Authorize 2nd Booster for Over-50s

The public health community is divided on whether it’s a good idea.

Joe Manchin’s Conflict of Interest

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

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Russia Loses Another Top General

They have lost at least seven.

Putin Invokes “Cancel Culture”

The term keeps on giving.

Chris Wallace Found Fox News’ Relationship with Truth ‘Unsustainable’

The network’s longtime weekend anchor couldn’t take it anymore.

President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room. President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room.

Biden Wants Billionaire Tax (Rounding Up from Tenth of a Billion)

The President is taking a page out of Elizabeth Warren’s playbook.

Marine Force Design Has Been Debated

The service is taking a big risk but not without much discussion.

American Excess Deaths from COVID

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

Biden Pleads for Regime Change in Russia

The President commits a Kinsley gaffe.

A Key Aspect of the Ginni Thomas Story

Beyond who her spouse is, the texts to Meadows reveal a deeply concerning situation.

Christian Nationalism and American Democracy

A Manichean struggle between good and evil.

Pamela Moses [Center] attending a May Day Gathering, May 1st 2019. Credit: Joe Rondone/The Commerical Appeal Pamela Moses [Center] attending a May Day Gathering, May 1st 2019. Credit: Joe Rondone/The Commerical Appeal

An Update On Pamela Moses, Plea Bargains, & The Trial Tax

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

A Photo for Friday

“Lady Liberty”

Ginni Thomas the Insurrectionist

A Supreme Court Justice’s wife urged the White House and Congressional Republicans to steal the 2020 election.

Forced Masking to Protect the Most Vulnerable

Parents of disabled kids have successfully sued to mandate masks in schools.

Friday’s Forum

SCOTUS Career Pathways

Comparing the careers of the sitting Justices with Judge Brown’s

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Talking Past Each Other

A post that’s only tangentially related to cancel culture.

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The End of Passwords?

One of the great annoyances of the Internet is slowly going away.

Madeleine Albright, 1937-2022

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Coronavirus Relief Funds Diverted to Pet Projects

Because of course it was.

Descending into the Particulars of Cancel Culture

Generalities about an elusive and controversial phenomenon are unhelpful.

Meanwhile, In The Rest Of The Russian Empire…

Putin must be worrying about losing what little empire he has built.

Supreme Court Confirmations and Political Polarization

The days of unanimous votes are long behind us.

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Projecting China’s Future

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

More on DST

Some interesting maps on the implications of DST v. standard time.

John Clayton, 1954-2022

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

A hundred Senators actually didn’t mean to change our clocks.

Acceptable Ukraine End States?

What will Zelensky, Putin, and the West settle for?