Trump's 'Trump dividend' is a fantasy that bankrupts American families
The American presidency is not a promotional campaign for a casino, and the U.S. Treasury is not a slush fund for voter mobilization.
By Emilio Quesada ·
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The FCC used threats to force Jimmy Kimmel into silence
In my father’s print shop in Bologna, the machines were loud, but the rules were quiet. You printed the manifesto, you printed the parish bulletin, and you printed the government decree.
By Elena Rossi ·
Trumpapalooza in Dallas is an expensive GOP grift
If you want to know who a political party actually serves, stop listening to the speeches and start following the money.
By Imani Sutton ·
Elon Musk is treating the 2026 midterms as a corporate acquisition
There is a particular kind of vertigo that comes from watching a man who once led the Department of Government Efficiency decide that the most "efficient" way to govern is to simply buy the governors.
By Elena Rossi ·
Tarrant County's cuts are a drag chute, not just statutory compliance
The story emerging from Tarrant County, Texas, is a masterclass in administrative fiat masquerading as fiscal responsibility.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Texas court rules: Paxton ensures life-saving care for baby Gabriel
I’ve spent years reading the MMWR and STAT, watching how quickly infrastructure fails when profit motives pull in opposite directions at the bedside.
By Josie Calloway ·
Paxton and Miller weaponize manhood against James Talarico in Texas
The American political landscape, I find, is rarely about policy; it is always, fundamentally, about performance—a brittle, exhausting theatricality where the shared cultural…
By Elena Rossi ·
Fetterman: Trump has ‘zero leverage’ over lame-duck GOP senators
The whole spectacle surrounding Todd Blanche’s nomination is a textbook case study in institutional weakness.
By Grant Colby ·
Senate Republican warns Trump against delaying Blanche nomination: ‘This place could be very different’
The fundamental problem with Washington is that competence has become optional, replaced by performance art.
By Dana Whitfield ·