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Donald Trump Thinks Americans Want to See His Face and Name Everywhere
The president is obsessed with putting his name and likeness on government objects to pretend he is being honored by a loving public.
Republicans May Get Ensnared in Their Own SAVE America Act Trap
In what would be a truly ironic turn, it is possible that the only votes the SAVE America Act will end up suppressing are those of angry Republicans.
Germany’s Merz Learns the Hard Way That Appeasing Trump Doesn’t Work
Countries dealing with Donald Trump must choose between standing up to him or never-ending subservience. For inexplicable reasons, leaders like German Chancellor Friedrich Merz choose appeasement and place themselves at the whims of the president.
The Casuistry of Callais: Racism, Power Politics Rolled Into One Cynical Ruling
Thank you, Sam Alito, for this reminder of why I quit the practice of law.
What We Don’t Know About Iran Will Hurt Us
Understanding Iran’s power structure, nuclear future, missile red lines, the negotiations, and what both sides are getting dangerously wrong about each other.
As US Economy Limps Along, Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Is Surely Just Around the Corner
The US economy keeps trudging along thanks to rich people spending lavishly and regular folks having to pay more for the things they need. The promised prosperity, however, is only materializing for those who are already wealthy.
The Supreme Court Makes Sure the South Will Rise Again
Immediately after “their” justices gutted the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday, Republicans in southern states began plotting how they can best minimize the power of Black voters and gerrymander Democrat lawmakers out of office.
Location, Location, Location: Where of Reforestation May Matter More Than Extent
A new study finds that focusing reforestation efforts in strategic locations, such as the tropics, can accomplish global cooling levels comparable to less strategic reforestation efforts covering twice as much area.
SCOTUS Just Rewrote the Voting Rights Act Without Saying So
The Roberts Court has made it a practice to cover its brass knuckles with velvet gloves.
Lessons From the Correspondents’ Dinner
Political assassination is one thing when it involves a foreign country, another when it’s attempted closer to home.
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act, Boosts GOP’s Gerrymandering Efforts
The Supreme Court’s Trump majority did its job again and opened the door for more GOP gerrymanders this year and in the future, (primarily) at the expense of Black Democrats.
Party for One – Republicans Act Like the American People Won’t Vote in November
Republicans are governing as though only Donald Trump gets a vote in the midterms.
Celebrating Orbán’s Defeat? That Might Be Premature
Viktor Orbán’s defeat drew early hurrahs, yet the world beyond Hungary offers a sobering reminder that authoritarian forces remain far from vanquished.
The State of Solar: Despite Partisan Rhetoric, the Industry Is Still Booming
Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.
The Gerrymandering War of 2026 Hits the Home Stretch
A partisan Supreme Court hands Republicans an ill-gotten gerrymandering victory, the fate of the Virginia redistricting referendum is up in the air, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) introduces a blatantly unconstitutional map.
When Oversight in Washington Worked — and Why It Matters Now
Remembering the Church Committee, its shocking discoveries — and what it was like when Congress had backbone.
Spot the Difference: Election Fraud, Rigging, and Results Trump Doesn’t Like
With Republicans and Democrats trading accusations that the other side is trying to “steal” elections, it is important to distinguish between actual fraud, legal ways in which one party in particular is trying to rig the system to their advantage, and the ravings of a delusional president who cannot handle defeat.
Gunman Disrupts White House Press Gala — Everybody Is Safe
This is why we can’t have even not-so-nice things… like a dinner in which the press mingles with an administration trying to curb the First Amendment.
Trump Cancels Pakistan Talks That Iran Said Weren’t Happening
Donald Trump on Saturday said that he cancelled the Pakistan trip of his crackerjack diplomatic duo of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who can now spend their weekend otherwise… like golfing or cutting private business deals with Gulf states.
As If Iran Is Not Bad Enough, Lebanon Presents a Whole Set of New Problems
An exit from Iran may depend on resolving what to do with Hezbollah. Iran’s surrogate in Lebanon is wounded, but still remains a problem.
Reflections on How Our Games Are Played, On and Off the Field
Once the rules go, you don’t have a game or a contest, you have total war, in our case asymmetric.
Power Without Ideology Is Doomed
When an authoritarian regime offers no ideology, no story, no reason to believe, it plants the seeds of its own destruction. Minneapolis and Iran show this story.
Painful Loss to Biden Keeps Haunting Trump
Donald Trump was once again up in the middle of the night on Thursday, coming up with schemes that might erase the shame of his 2020 election defeat.
More Crops Grown for Fuel and Livestock Feed Than for People, New Study Finds
Cutting back on beef and biofuels could help improve food security and mitigate climate emissions.
Viktor Orbán’s Defeat in Recent Elections Divides Ukraine’s Hungarian Minority
Viktor Orbán’s lost election has cleared the way for the EU to give a badly needed loan to Ukraine. The wild card is Ukraine’s Hungarian minority.
Virginia Voters Give Democrats a Big Win in Redistricting Fight
Donald Trump reaped what he sowed Tuesday night as Virginians handed him a painful defeat in the gerrymandering war the president declared last year.
Insects Are Disappearing — Here’s How to Help
The world depends on healthy insect populations. As climate change and other threats cause their declines, simple actions can give them a much-needed boost.
Trump Makes Up Inflation Numbers and the Media Just Shrugs
With more than two-thirds of Americans disapproving of the job he is doing to bring down prices, Donald Trump turned to one of his favorite strategies: gaslighting voters.
Politics Is Always Downstream of Sex
What Swalwell, Gonzales, Trump, and Epstein all share — and what Washington keeps pretending to forget about the nature of men in power.
Trump’s Ignorance of Scripture Is Biblical
By reading from Scripture on Tuesday, Donald Trump will once again try to convince evangelical Christians that he is one of them. And, in a sense, he is… because none of them seems to be familiar with the teachings of the Bible, either.
Alaska’s Wildfires Heat the Planet, but Canada’s Cool It
Using two decades of satellite data, researchers learned that wildfires in North America don’t follow the same script: In western Canada, snow reflectivity drives a cooling effect, whereas in Alaska, permafrost burning leads to net warming.
God Makes an Endorsement
Hope he sticks around and performs some miracles — we’ll need one to clean up the toxic mess Trump has created.
Carney Paints US as Threat to Canada, Offers Model for Others to Cut the Cord
Highlighting the increasing isolation the US faces because of Donald Trump’s actions, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday laid out his plan to make his country less dependent on its neighbor and main trading partner.
Cult Following — What It Will Take to Succeed Trump
The 2028 Republican primary will be an absolute circus. Here is a preview of some of the main acts.
Donald Trump Knows More About Jesus Christ Than Anyone, Even the Pope
This week we all had the joy of witnessing Trump sticking his finger in the eye of the Prince of Peace.
Religion in the Military: A Dangerous Motivation
Iran, Israel, and the United States have all embraced a crusader’s mentality.
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Shutdown Highlights the Worth of Trump’s Proclamations
The highly anticipated reopening of the Strait of Hormuz didn’t last long, which is hardly surprising since Iran and Donald Trump live in different realities.
Trump Versus the Catholic Church
Taking on the pope and posing as Jesus in a country with 60 million or so Catholics is a move even the madman theory might struggle to explain.
Giddy Trump Celebrates Opening of Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump celebrated a genuinely good day for him in style — with a string of social media messages and a shot at NATO.
Iran, Hungary, Ukraine: The World Is Running on Legacy Software
The old rules are gone. The new ones aren’t written yet. And no one in charge knows how to write them.
After Him, the Deluge: Trump Creates a Tough Environment for GOP’s 2028 Hopefuls
At the rate he is going, Donald Trump will leave a political and economic wasteland in his wake that will be extremely difficult for the GOP’s 2028 presidential candidates to navigate.