Only a Fool Would Say No
POLITICAL CORRUPTION · PRESIDENTIAL ETHICS
May 21, 2026
A Middle East kingdom offered
Donald Trump a $400 million
plane, raising constitutional,
security, and corruption
concerns amid growing family
wealth tied to his.
The Taiwan Opening
POLITICS · ECONOMY · TECH
May 20, 2026
More than 90 percent of the
world’s advanced semiconductor
chips are produced in Taiwan, a
geopolitical risk.
The Software Layer of the
State
POLITICS · TECHNOLOGY
May 19, 2026
Palantir’s software integrates
disparate government data to
streamline decision-making in…
The Tax at the Pump
CONSUMER SPENDING · FUEL PRICES
May 19, 2026
Rising gasoline prices,
influenced by global supply and
policy factors, increasingly
strain U.S. household budgets…
Judge Hurley’s Revenge
POLITICS · REGIONL · NATIONAL
May 3, 2026
A Virginia constitutional
amendment temporarily shifting
redistricting authority from a
bipartisan commission back to…
The Map, the Notice, and the
Gate
VOTING RIGHTS · IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS
April 30, 2026
The Supreme Court ruled that
Louisiana is not required to
create a second Black-majority…
The Indictment Effect
LAW AND COURTS · POLITICAL POWER · DEMOCRATS
April 29, 2026
A federal indictment against
the Southern Poverty Law Center
alleges financial misconduct
involving payments to
extremist-linked individuals.
The Shot
CAMPAIGNS · POLITICAL POWER · REPUBLICANS
April 27, 2026
The text reflects on the nature
of witnessing a violent event
through media, focusing on the
initial.
An Ordinary Night
WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE · DRONES
April 26, 2026
What a single message from Kyiv
reveals about how this war is
really being fought
The message came in just after
dawn.
“Two people died, 15 people…