The American political class has become masters of the post-crisis handshake—the carefully choreographed moment designed to signal reconciliation while leaving the underlying…
By Tom Beckwith ·
The spectacle unfolding in Michigan confirms what every sober observer has feared about American politics: when the economic anxieties are high enough, competence is sacrificed at…
By Klaus Berger ·
The moment a political narrative requires the deployment of racist invective to survive, you know who is paying for the electricity.
By Imani Sutton ·
The story coming out of Michigan is not just about one Senate primary; it’s a seismic tremor shaking up the foundations of Washington’s entrenched power structure.
By Maya Ellison ·
The spectacle unfolding in Michigan is less about American democracy and more about old-world money attempting to buy silence—or at least, buying an election defeat.
By Sophie Naimi ·
The arithmetic of American political power is rarely simple; it is always a ledger book where one side pays the interest for the other's debt.
By Emilio Quesada ·
The stench of compromised policy, the kind you can’t scrub out even with disinfectant, hangs over every primary debate right now.
By Josie Calloway ·
The whole spectacle—the Michigan Senate primary debate—was a masterclass in deflection, a predictable performance designed not to win votes but to reaffirm who holds the levers of…
By Maya Ellison ·
The spectacle of Michigan’s Democratic primary debate was less about replacing Senator Gary Peters with competent governance and more about the ritualistic performance of who is…
By Alma Cordero ·