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February 23, 2026
The Revenge of the Dummymander
Partisan gerrymandering sometimes backfires on the people drawing the maps. Could that happen again in 2026?
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February 18, 2026
What’s Behind the GOP’s Push to Demand Proof of Citizenship to Vote
The Trump administration’s support for the SAVE America Act is a ploy to help Republicans win elections.
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February 17, 2026
Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert
The latest dust-up between the talk-show host and CBS should be concerning for people of any political leaning.
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February 12, 2026
The ‘You Can’t Fire Me—I Quit’ Presidency
Trump has a pattern of taking radical steps to deal with what he says are serious problems—and then walking away once he encounters pushback.
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February 11, 2026
Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Story Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
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February 9, 2026
When the Two Sides of the Culture War Meet
Turning Point USA’s halftime show had some surprising overlap with the performance it was meant to protest.
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February 5, 2026
America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together
The Trump administration is erasing the country's shared understanding.
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February 3, 2026
Trump’s New Threats to American Elections
The reasons to worry about election integrity are becoming more urgent.
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February 2, 2026
Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center
The president’s temporary closure of the institution is an acknowledgment that his initial makeover strategy was a failure.
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January 29, 2026
Trump Shrugs Off the Ilhan Omar Attack
He baselessly claimed that the congresswoman “probably had herself sprayed.”
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January 28, 2026
Donald Trump, Demolition Man
If his East Wing project stalls out, that will serve as a potent metaphor for his presidency.
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January 26, 2026
What the Administration Is Signaling to Federal Agents After Minnesota
Trump officials’ combative defense of immigration operations has given rise to a culture of impunity.
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January 21, 2026
Trump Seems Determined to Alienate His Allies
The president’s speech at the World Economic Forum shows that he still doesn’t understand how American greatness functions globally.
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January 20, 2026
What We Learned About Trump This Past Year
The president’s recent follow-through on his threats represents a real shift in his approach.
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January 14, 2026
What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About
The president once promised to combat the supposed excesses of woke culture, but since taking office he’s been dismantling something else.
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January 13, 2026
None of This Should Have Happened
The White House’s persistent escalation has laid the groundwork for more tragedies like Renee Good’s death.
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January 12, 2026
Bob Weir Made the Grateful Dead
The late guitarist was crucial to shaping the sound of the world’s greatest jam band.
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January 8, 2026
How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy
For years, the president railed against the idea that America was the world’s police force. Now he's done an about-face.
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January 7, 2026
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
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January 7, 2026
Has Anyone Checked on J. D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard?
The Trump allies who previously warned against intervention have gone conspicuously silent.
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January 5, 2026
Hegseth’s Appalling Vengeance Campaign
The Defense secretary’s attempts to demote Senator Mark Kelly are a pernicious form of political bullying.
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December 29, 2025
The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025
Reviewing Project 2025’s year of successes and shortcomings
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December 22, 2025
The Perils of a Politicized Justice Department
The DOJ is unlikely to get the benefit of the doubt for its handling of the recent Epstein-files release.
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December 20, 2025
The United States of Donald Trump
Donald Trump is slapping his name and face on everything he can, but America’s institutions don’t belong to him.
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December 17, 2025
Trump’s ‘Peace President’ Claim Isn’t Holding Up
He wants to be known as a peacemaker, but some of the many conflicts he claims to have resolved stubbornly refuse to stop.
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December 15, 2025
Trump Blames Rob Reiner for His Own Murder
This morning’s Truth Social post was nauseating even by Trump’s standards.
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December 11, 2025
Trump Confronts His Political Reality
The president has entered the lame-duck era of his career.
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December 9, 2025
Has Trump Lost the Physical Stamina for the Presidency?
Americans are once again witnessing a commander in chief with diminishing energy.
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December 9, 2025
Dan Bongino Admits to Lying During His Pundit Days
Before he joined the FBI, Bongino spread bogus claims about the January 6 pipe bomber—and now says he did it because he was getting paid.
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December 5, 2025
Play It, Steve!
The late Steve Cropper laid a template for generations of rock-and-roll guitarists.
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