The Compact
WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
October 7, 2025
The federal government has
proposed a “Compact for
Academic Excellence” to nine
universities, conditioning
research funding on compliance…
Live Free or Blackout
ENERGY · GRID · CLIMATE POLICY
October 6, 2025
New Hampshire’s House Bill 672
proposes exempting off-grid
power providers from
traditional utility regulation,
aiming to accelerate energy…
Operation Chowder Shield
WHITE HOUSE · WAR AND SECURITY · MAINE
October 5, 2025
A misreading of a briefing
about Russian drone incursions
into Polish airspace led to a
U.S. military deployment to…
The Sound of the Line Going
Dead
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS
October 4, 2025
Mario Guevara, a journalist
deported by the U.S. government
for livestreaming law…
The Blue Geometry
ISRAEL · MIDDLE EAST · WAR AND SECURITY
October 1, 2025
Britain, Canada, Australia, and
Portugal recognized the State
of Palestine during the U.N…
The Plan You Make While the
Kitchen Is Still Quiet
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
September 30, 2025
A federal judge ruled the
president’s deployment of
troops to Los Angeles violated…
Optional Rule of Law
LAW AND COURTS · POLITICAL POWER
September 29, 2025
The United States’ score of 65
on Transparency International’s
2024 Corruption Perceptions
Index reflects a decline in…
Bag Man
LAW AND COURTS · WHITE HOUSE
September 25, 2025
In September 2024, undercover
agents allegedly gave Tom Homan
$50,000 in a recorded meeting
while he was a private citizen…
Dis-United Nations
MIDDLE EAST · ISRAEL · WAR AND SECURITY
September 24, 2025
Britain, Canada, Australia, and
Portugal have coordinated
recognition of the State of
Palestine, linking it to…