Donald Trump treats the Good Friday Agreement as a bargaining chip
There is a specific kind of recklessness that comes from people who have never had to stitch a wound shut.
By Josie Calloway ·
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Trump's trade war with Canada is economic arson
The map of North America is being redrawn, not by geography or diplomacy, but by the whims of a man who believes a border is a scoreboard.
By Sophie Naimi ·
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 ·
JD Vance uses children as shields to save a sinking GOP ship
When a politician starts talking about "protecting the children," you should immediately check your pockets.
By Imani Sutton ·
Donald Trump is bribing the American voter with a fake dividend
There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a dinner table when a parent promises a child a reward they cannot possibly afford—a sudden, breathless hope followed by the…
By Caroline Ashford ·
Trump promises $5,000 ‘dividend’ for US voters if Republicans win midterms
The American democratic process has officially transitioned from a contest of ideas to a marketplace of bribes.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Trump treats the Iran war as a campaign ad, not statecraft
The most dangerous thing a commander-in-chief can do is treat a geopolitical crisis like a campaign deliverable.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Trump's 'pretend' plea in Dallas shows a GOP hollowed out
When a political party asks its voters to engage in a collective act of imagination—to "pretend" a man is on the ballot when he is not—it is no longer running a campaign; it is managing a cult.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Donald Trump sells economic fantasies in Dallas
The American Airlines Center in Dallas has become a theater for the economically illiterate.
By Klaus Berger ·
The RNC traded party building for the Trumpapalooza fan club
Political parties are intended to be institutional platforms—stable vehicles for policy and governance. What we are witnessing in Dallas is not a platform, but a pedestal.
By Klaus Berger ·
Florida's primaries show state legislature controls who gets to govern
The American political system, particularly in the South, has become less a mechanism for representation and more an elaborate machine for consolidating power—a process that is…
By Sophie Naimi ·
Trump’s Brat nomination signals patronage over statecraft in Canberra
The nominating process for an ambassadorial post is supposed to be a matter of statecraft—a careful calibration of diplomatic skill, regional knowledge, and strategic alignment…
By Emilio Quesada ·
Karoline Leavitt's exit is political choreography for Donald Trump
It seems that in Washington, even a baby’s arrival must pass through an accounting ledger before it can be deemed legitimate.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Lindell won't concede; AP called Demuth winner in Minnesota
The moment an election is called by the Associated Press, the ledger closes. It’s simple arithmetic, really—a matter of counting votes and assigning responsibility.
By Imani Sutton ·
X.com watches Republican Congress fail basic funding: performance art
The difficulty of governing—the sheer, grinding mechanics of passing an appropriations bill before the calendar flips on October 1st—is often lost in the noise of political spectacle.
By Adele Rutherford ·
‘Where’s Mitch?’ Kentucky Political Picnic Takes Place Without McConnell
The political calendar is often less about policy and more about who shows up—or fails to show up.
By Dana Whitfield ·