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Baby Farming

The most bizarre report I’ve seen in some time.

Sunday’s Forum

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The GOP’s ObamaCare Dilemma

They hate the program but have no viable alternative.

Saturday’s Forum

Cruelty to Meet Quotas

The administration continues to show its ideological stripes.

A Photo for Friday

“Sonoran Desert Sunset”

Friday’s Forum

Tabby Thursday

Thursday’s Forum

More on Indefensible Behavior

A reminder the US government sent people to CECOT who were then tortured.

Ideology Everywhere

Even in font selection, it would seem.

Wednesday’s Forum

SCOTUS, the Unitary Executive “Theory,” and the Debilitation of the Modern State

Permanent damage appears to be coming (oh, and it enhances the authoritarian power of the presidency as well).

Tuesday’s Forum

AG Monday!

The signpost up ahead? It’s the Twilight Zone!

Indefensible Acts

Cruelty in service of nativist purity.

The Futility of Blowing Up Some Boats

Tough guys actions don’t solve massive problems.

The Pro-Murder Narrative

Who needs evidence and due process when “bad guys” are involved.

Referee, American football game, stadium. Referee, American football game, stadium.

Who’ll Make the College Football Playoff?

The Committee has some hard choices to make.

Meanwhile, in North Korea…

Come for the casual racism, stay for the weird aggrandizement of Dear Leader.

An America First Security Strategy

With a heavy dose of Christian nationalism.

Saturday’s Forun

A Photo for Friday

“Rush Hour”

We Don’t Need No Education

Who needs fancy book learnin’ if you already have all the answers?

Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace

I guess this means it’s open again.

Thursday’s Forum

Will’s Attempt to Criticize Trump’s Foreign Policy Takes a Turn

Come for the shots fired at the cabinet, stay for the weird digression.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump Wants ‘Garbage’ Somalis Out

The President minced no words.

Wednesday’s Forum

The Same Subject Continued

More on the clear white supremacist ideology oozing from the Trump administration.

Tuesday’s Forum

What’s Different Now About Views of ICE?

Thinking about the intellectual foundations of contemporary immigration policy.

Monday Tabs

AG Monday!

Aliens!

Cruelty Quotas

Arresting the spouses of Americans at Green Card appointments.

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Getting Old in America

It beats the alternative but it ain’t for sissies.

It’s a Very, Very Mad World

I find it hard to take.

Sunday’s Forum

In Front of Our Noses: Plans to Pardon a Convicted Drug Cartel Leader

(While murdering people without due process because of [checks notes] drugs.)

Hegseth Ordered ‘No Quarter’ for Drug Boats

A clear violation of the laws of war. But do they apply?

Saturday’s Forum

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DC Shooter Was Part of CIA-Directed Unit

A childhood friend claims he had PTSD from his actions.