Ohio citizenship rule blocked: Oliver upholds NVRA access
The mechanics of democracy are often less about grand speeches and more about the tedious paperwork required to cast a vote.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Crowley’s Wisconsin victory signals profound structural party strain
I spent my morning reading market comments—the kind that tell you if the ground is fertile or just dry dust, if the price reflects what the harvest actually needs to be.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Derecho hits Illinois, Indiana; system needs county-level fixes
The first thing you learn when you spend decades tracking the numbers—the BLS releases, the payroll reports, the county employment series—is that nothing is ever simple.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Max Miller's blue bunny stunt shows poor integrity in Ohio politics
The people closest to the ground know more than the people writing the rules from Washington D.C., or indeed, from any high-rise law office where the only thing being held hostage…
By Ruth Behrens ·
Bernie Moreno Accuses Max Miller Of Holding Granddaughter’s Bunny ‘Hostage’
The smell of disinfectant is always strongest right before a system fails. It’s that antiseptic scent—a false promise of cleanliness over something deeply soiled.
By Josie Calloway ·
Trump's call to Max Miller shows structural negligence
The political theater unfolding in Ohio this week—a clash between allegations of domestic abuse, campaign survivalism, and presidential platitudes—is less a news story about…
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Powerball reaches $748M. Financial advisors say winners should do this
The news cycle loves a good windfall, and nothing sells an immediate narrative like $748 million on the line for Powerball.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Miller scandal: Democrats question if Moreno can govern
The American political system, it seems, is perpetually held hostage by personal crises.
By Klaus Berger ·
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after car crash, sources say
The American political landscape has become increasingly adept at conflating personal misfortune with systemic failure.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Ohio Rep. Max Miller to stay in race ahead of ballot deadline
There is a certain kind of American theater that has nothing to do with policy or the economy; it concerns itself entirely with reputation—the delicate, load-bearing structure of personal character.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Senator’s daughter files new restraining order against GOP Rep. Max Miller
The sheer spectacle of Washington politics these days is exhausting—a carnival of grievances played out in court filings rather than on the trading floor.
By Bram de Vries ·
Red state governor pummeled online after defying Trump’s deportation orders
The performance staged by Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, this week was less about protecting Haitian lives and more about demonstrating the enduring power of state…
By Maya Ellison ·
Nvidia's Huang heads to Capitol Hill for AI talks
The defining feature of American economic history has always been the establishment of a foundational utility—be it canals, railroads, or, most recently, electricity grids.
By Tom Beckwith ·
ICE prepares major operation targeting Haitians losing TPS after Supreme Court ruling
The American commitment to the rule of law is routinely tested when Washington decides who gets to stay and who must go. This week, U.S.
By Grant Colby ·