In Front of Our Noses: Thuggery

By law enforcement.

Trump’s Nobel Bid

Peace Prize in our time!

More Tales from the War Zone

The horror! The horror…

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.

In Front of Our Noses: War Zones!

Hyperbole? Dishonesty? Distraction? Fantasy? Too much cable TV?

SCOTUS’s Last Chance to Save the Constitution

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

On Authoritarianism, Competitive and Otherwise

And why I think future presidents will use the powers that Trump has demonstrated exist.

The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party. The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party.

Competitive Authoritarianism

A four-pronged test.

In Front of Our Noses: Zip-Tying Citizens Just in Case

The Feds raid an apartment building in Chicago.

Has the Constitution Failed?

The reality is, I can’t say no.

Echoes of Mein Kampf

Stephen Miller’s words at the Kirk memorial.

The Argentine Bailout

Brought to you by the “America First” crowd.

SCOTUS Made Ending the Shutdown Harder

Passing a budget the President can ignore creates a dilemma.

Speaking outside the Capitol after the health care vote. Bernie Sanders in background. Speaking outside the Capitol after the health care vote. Bernie Sanders in background.

An Ill-Conceived Shutdown Strategy

Democratic leadership still keeps playing normal politics in times that are anything but.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks during a War Department address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2025. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks during a War Department address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2025.

Military Dispatch From The Very Near Future

“There’s a lot of commander coming.”

Trump’s Message to Generals and Admirals

A long and unusual speech has implications for civil-military relations.

Shutdown Stupidity

Here we go again.

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The Meritocracy Report

Trump hires only the best!

Who Needs Article I?

SCOTUS continues to favor the executive over the legislature.

How WWII Affects Contemporary Thinking

Some musings on the wrong lessons from a major global event.

The Free Speech Presidency Rolls Onward

Colombia’s President said the wrong thing and had his visa revoked.

In Front of Our Noses: A Policy of Murder

Blowing up boats because they might have drugs on them is not justifiable, legally or morally.

Comey Indicted

Serious abuses of power alongside an almost cartoonish set of behaviors.

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Zombie Democracy?

What democratic backsliding looks like.

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.

More on Authenticity

More on the conflict of alleged beliefs and who one follows.

Things That Shouldn’t be Hard to Say

Twenty-Second Amendment edition.

“The President is Authentically Himself” [Updated]

A sad fact about the quality of American leadership and an indictment of Christians who ardently support it.

Kimmel’s Return Monologue

Department of Government Inefficiency?

It turns out that goverment workers served a useful purpose after all.

Homan Update

Sounds to me like he admitted to taking the bag of cash.

Meanwhile, in North Korea, Dear Leader Want Critics to be Quiet

Escalations of threats against the press.

Charlie Kirk, Martyr

A massive memorial service showed two divergent paths forward.

In Front of Our Noses: The Endless Grift

Allegations of shutting down an investigation.

In Front of Our Noses: Canceling the Annual Report on Hunger

Reality is easier to ignore if you just pretend it isn’t there.

Xenophobia and Trump’s Latest Visa Move

Ramping up the H-1B fees is not a good idea.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a teleconference with NFL players Aaron Jones and Elijah Higgins during their visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kuwait from the Pentagon, April 2, 2025. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a teleconference with NFL players Aaron Jones and Elijah Higgins during their visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kuwait from the Pentagon, April 2, 2025.

In Front of Our Noses: Controlling the Press

Restricting those who report on the Pentagon.

More Attacks on Universities

An attempt to connect higher education and political violence.

Centering My Thoughts on Kirk’s Assassination

As well as the politics that have followed.

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Charlie Kirk Was No Ezra Klein

When empathy goes too far.

Jimmy Kimmel Suspended Over Kirk Comments

The FCC Chair went on a podcast and now Kimmel is on indefinite hiatus.

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Crackdown on Thought Crimes

Cancel culture on steroids.

American Unexceptionalism

We’re not alone in dysfunctional politics.

Kilmeade: No Friend to the Homeless

He has a solution for homelessness.

Fox New Host: Involunatarily Execute Mentally Ill Homeless People

Yes it was said. No the context doesn’t make it better.

Why the Attacks on Academia Matter

An illustration from the Charlie Kirk discourse as to why stories like the TAMU firing matter.

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On Ezra Klein, MLK, And Polite Politics

On politics, guns, and people killing people