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Donald Trump, National Security Strategy, 2025
Politics

A Second Look at Trump’s Latest National Security Strategy

William T. Dowell 12/21/25

The strategy seemingly ignores active threats to the US and instead seeks to redefine what it means to be an American.

Workers add Trump's name, Donald J. Trump, Kennedy Center
US Politics

What’s in a Name? Trump Doesn’t Care, as Long as It’s His

Klaus Marre 12/21/25
Donald Trump, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK, memorial
Cartoon

Where Will It End? What Other Monuments Will Donald Trump Spoil With His Name?

DonkeyHotey 12/21/25
aasai herder, watches over, cattle
Environment International

The New Scramble for Tanzania’s Savanna

Theophile Simon 12/20/25
Lisa Phillips, speaks, news conference, Epstein survivors
Epstein US Politics

DOJ Ignores Epstein Transparency Law

Klaus Marre 12/19/25

Deep Dives

Trump Tower, Epstein

Stumper: Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Obsessed With Donald Trump Back in 2011?

Russ Baker
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, filibuster scene, Jimmy Stewart

Shutdown Post-Mortem: Straightening Out the Democrats’ Circular Firing Squad

Jonathan D. Simon
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, David Boies, Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein: Dirty Secrets Emerge From a Painful Book — and the Powerful Squirm

Russ Baker
Peter Thiel, Antichrist, The Devil, Greta Thunberg

The Church of Silicon: Peter Thiel’s Gospel of Unfettered Power

Russ Baker

Economy

Donald Trump, Yokosuka Naval Base
Economy

In Prime Time Trainwreck, Trump Promises Americans the Moon

Klaus Marre 12/18/25

Donald Trump gave Democrats an early Christmas gift on Wednesday night by promising Americans an economic boom that is unlikely to materialize.

VP JD Vance, podium, speaking
Economy

JD Vance Test Drives the Lies That Republicans Hope Will Win the Midterms

Klaus Marre 12/16/25
Donald Trump, delivering remarks, McDonald's Impact Summit
Economy Opinion

Trump’s A+++++ Economy Is a Tough Sell

Klaus Marre 12/14/25

Elections

Aftyn Behn, Tennessee, special election, campaigning
Elections

TN Special Election Ends Up Not Too Close, But Too Close for Comfort for GOP

Klaus Marre
Poll workers, count ballots, Detroit
Elections

They Do Audits, Don’t They? A Hard Look at What They Say Makes Elections Secure

Christopher Bystroff
Election Day morning, Fairfax, VA, 2025
Elections

Election 2025: The Verdict Was Clear but Will the Midterms Be Free and Fair?

Jonathan D. Simon
Speaker, Mike Johnson, official portrait, 2024
Elections

GOP Lives in Denial After Election Night Shellacking

Klaus Marre

Journalism & Media

Donald Trump, addresses the nation, Christmas, New Year, 2025
Journalism & Media

Prime-Time Trump: Just Lyin’ and Yellin’ in the Rain

Jonathan D. Simon 12/19/25

The networks may be cowards, but Wednesday night they did us all a big favor.

Zohran Mamdani, scaffolding policy
Journalism & Media US Politics

Who Is Zohran Mamdani? And How Do You Know?

Russ Baker 11/03/25
Washington Post, building, sign, Washington, DC
Deep Dives Journalism & Media US Politics

WaPo Editorial Board Canonizes Kirk: It’s Just Another ‘Business Decision’

Jonathan D. Simon 09/17/25

Environment

aasai herder, watches over, cattle
Environment

The New Scramble for Tanzania’s Savanna

Theophile Simon
Microsoft, Wisconsin, Mount Pleasant, data center
Environment

The Fight to Stop Data Center Creep

Zeb Larson
front porch, home, burned, Marshall Fire
Courts

Exxon’s Next Supreme Court Play

Emily Sanders
large locust, Ukrainian field
Environment

Locusts and Landmines Threaten Ukraine’s Farmland

Ruchi Kumar

Justice

Lisa Phillips, speaks, news conference, Epstein survivors
Epstein

DOJ Ignores Epstein Transparency Law

Klaus Marre

In defiance of a law requiring the Trump administration to release all its Epstein files, DOJ has held back hundreds of thousands of documents while promising to make them available at a later date.

front porch, home, burned, Marshall Fire
Courts Environment

Exxon’s Next Supreme Court Play

Emily Sanders 12/16/25
national guard in California
Courts

Judge Orders Trump to Relinquish Control of CA National Guard

Klaus Marre 12/10/25

Epstein

Lisa Phillips, speaks, news conference, Epstein survivors
Epstein

DOJ Ignores Epstein Transparency Law

Klaus Marre
Epstein, Trump, protest posters, Washington, DC
Environment

Jeffrey Epstein, Climate Change Doubter

Sara Peach
Good Trouble Protest, Anti Trump, Epstein Files, DC
Epstein

Trump Folds on Epstein Files

Klaus Marre
Best Friends Forever, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, Sunset
Criminal Justice

Desperate Donald: Trump Tries New Tactic to Distract From His Epstein Ties

Klaus Marre

International

aasai herder, watches over, cattle
Environment International

The New Scramble for Tanzania’s Savanna

Theophile Simon 12/20/25

The Maasai are being pushed aside for luxury safaris and carbon-credit deals that promise to save the planet, but threaten to erase a people.

Soldiers, small farmhouse, Ukraine
Ukraine

Trump’s Unpredictability and Pro-Kremlin Sympathies Rattle Nerves in Ukraine

Joseph Roche 12/19/25
peace prize
International

Inaugural FIFA Peace Prize Recipient Threatens Venezuela

Klaus Marre 12/16/25
large locust, Ukrainian field
Environment Ukraine

Locusts and Landmines Threaten Ukraine’s Farmland

Ruchi Kumar 12/11/25
MBS_Elon_Musk_US-Saudi_Investment_Forum_3x2.jpg
International

Saudi Arabia Emerging as a Global Powerhouse

James M. Dorsey 12/06/25

Podcast

Jeff Schechtman, Podcast, Best-of, WhoWhatWhy, 2025

WhoWhatWhy’s Top 10 Podcasts of 2025 — Part 1

Jeff Schechtman
Gun violence

It’s Not Always About Guns or Monsters

Jeff Schechtman
Elon Musk, government workers, cuts, chainsaw, rage

Fired by Email: What It Felt Like To Be Targeted by DOGE’s Federal Purge

Jeff Schechtman
map, history, United States, 1921

What If the America We Think We Live in Never Existed?

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Donald Trump, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK, memorial

Where Will It End? What Other Monuments Will Donald Trump Spoil With His Name?

DonkeyHotey
Media, Dumpster Fire

Saturday Hashtag: #LegacyMediaFail

Sean Ogden
Marco Rubio, State Department, Font, Times New Roman, Calibri

Font of Wisdom

Jon Richards

Editors' Picks

Media, Dumpster Fire

Saturday Hashtag: #LegacyMediaFail

Sean Ogden
science, psychology, brain, swearing, pain, strength, new finding

Does Swearing Make You Stronger? Science Says Yes.

Whowhatwhy Editors
climate crisis, global warming, organizations, action, 12 ways to help

12 Ways You (Yes, You!) Can Help Fight Climate Change

Whowhatwhy Editors
tech, data center construction, Great Lakes, falling water levels

Water Levels Across the Great Lakes Are Falling — Just as Data Centers Arrive

Whowhatwhy Editors
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