David Hearn was a scapegoat for flawed construction at Reflecting Pool
The American tendency, when faced with inconvenient truths about institutional failure, is to locate a scapegoat.
By Emilio Quesada ·
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Trump attacks Jeanine Pirro over Reflecting Pool findings
The most enduring lesson in governance is that stability is not achieved by grand gestures or rhetorical fury; it is maintained by boring competence and adherence to the rulebook.
By Klaus Berger ·
Rob Bonta and Letitia James challenge DHS surveillance of TANF aid
The core promise of any functioning democracy is that its institutions exist to support its citizens, not to police them into submission. Yet, what we are seeing in Washington suggests otherwise.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
At Graham’s Farewell, a Glimpse Into Power in Trump’s Washington
The business of American politics rarely announces itself with anything so overtly theatrical.
By Grant Colby ·