Trump sabotaged FEMA, and now he is merely recovering
By Tom Beckwith ·
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US Mint treats law as commodity for Donald J. Trump's branding
The United States Mint has done it again. In the name of "honoring 250 years of great American heritage," they have released a $1 coin featuring the likeness of Donald J. Trump.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal ignores infrastructure failure in Caracas
The promise of cheap oil is always intoxicating—a siren song sung directly into the ears of an electorate desperate for relief.
By Bram de Vries ·
Xi's tour builds dependency between China, India, and Kyrgyzstan
The world’s great powers do not convene diplomatic summits because they are interested in mutual understanding; they meet to redraw the lines on a map drawn by their own anxieties.
By Alma Cordero ·
Trump and Delcy Rodríguez trade Venezuela’s sovereignty for US capital
The language used—"historic," "biggest oil deal in world history"—is designed to make you feel small, like a child who just witnessed the opening of a massive, shiny toy store. It is not.
By Imani Sutton ·
Hochul and Abbott prove data centers need federal cost rules
Donald Trump’s insistence that communities rejecting data centers are "making a mistake" reads less like economic advice and more like the rhetoric of an industrial boomtown foreman.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Trump's order and the USPS rule threaten systemic disenfranchisement
The American postal service is not some neutral conduit for democracy; it is an infrastructure that can be weaponized by those who mistake procedural rules for constitutional law.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
GOP backlash grows to Trump’s beef price intervention
The siren song of affordability is a powerful one, especially when the price tag on a staple like ground beef rises by 24 percent since Trump first returned to the White House, as…
By Elena Rossi ·
From sanctions on Iran to the White House ballroom: Washington's show
The relentless performance of power—whether it is a military blockade or an architectural vanity project—has always been more revealing than the actual policy enacted.
By Sophie Naimi ·
Florida: DeSantis and Trump could not shield Cory Mills
The illusion of political invincibility is perhaps the most profitable lie sold in Washington.
By Maya Ellison ·
Florida’s primaries: Power is defined by proximity to Donald Trump
The spectacle unfolding across the Florida primary landscape—from the gubernatorial race to the congressional contests—is less an election and more a high-stakes performance art…
By Emilio Quesada ·
The DOJ’s demand for state voter rolls is surveillance, not democracy
The whole performance—the endless talk of “election integrity” emanating from Attorney General Todd Blanche—is a masterclass in misdirection.
By Maya Ellison ·
Lindell's failure proves local powerbrokers ignore Donald Trump
The American political landscape, for all its noise and spectacle, still operates on simple principles of strength and accountability.
By Grant Colby ·
Trump's spite fails: Laws protect clean energy funding in America
The sheer theatricality of it is breathtaking.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trump forces steam tech and a fifth shipyard for the U.S. Navy
The core principle of global trade, and indeed modern military power, is efficiency. We build systems that maximize throughput while minimizing friction. What President Trump has ordered the U.S.
By Bram de Vries ·