The Speed of the Factory
WAR AND SECURITY · MIDDLE EAST · MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
March 19, 2026
In Camden, Arkansas, Patriot
missiles are assembled through a
complex, multi-stage industrial…
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The Cost of Staying Warm
ENERGY PRICES · COST OF LIVING · NEW HAMPSHIRE
March 18, 2026
A colder winter and rising
electricity rates in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, have driven a nearly 70…
The Moving Truck on Middle
Street
HEALTH INSURANCE · PUBLIC HEALTH · COST OF LIVING
March 16, 2026
Many American families face the loss
of their homes due to rising costs
of long-term caregiving, which.
The Toll Booth Presidency
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 4, 2026
Kristi Noem faced Senate scrutiny
over her leadership at the
Department of Homeland Security amid…
Just the Facts, Ma’am
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · BUSINESS
March 3, 2026
The consolidation of American media
has concentrated control among fewer
corporations, influencing coverage
through institutional risk…
The Gangster and the Gardener
IMMIGRATION · REPUBLICANS · CAMPAIGNS
February 25, 2026
Cuban-American Republican María
Elvira Salazar warns that aggressive
immigration enforcement risks…
Selling Leukemia at 9:14 p.m.
DRUG POLICY · MEDICINE · HEALTH INSURANCE
February 24, 2026
The United States and New Zealand
uniquely permit direct-to-consumer
television advertising of…
The Noise Is the Strategy
CAMPAIGNS · POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION
February 23, 2026
Political spectacle and media
distractions mask ongoing
administrative shifts in governance…
Call it stealing if you want,
but it’s clearly a plot to
move the…
TRADE · TAXES · COST OF LIVING
February 22, 2026
Tariffs effectively shift the tax
burden from high-income earners to
everyday consumers by increasing the
cost of.
Call it stealing if you want, but
it’s clearly a plot to move the tax
burden downward — toward the
checkout line, not the top tax
bracket.
Tariffs show up in the price of the
things you buy — groceries, clothes…