Local Control, on Concord’s
Terms
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING · SCHOOL TAX CAPS
June 14, 2026
New Hampshire debates local control
as state lawmakers propose tax caps
amid rising special education costs…
Exposure v. Proof
POLITICAL SCANDAL · CAMPAIGN FINANCE · PUBLIC ETHICS
June 8, 2026
Graham Platner’s tattoo and personal
allegations raise questions about
political accountability amid…
The Mulberry Harbor Problem
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY · WARFARE STRATEGY
June 8, 2026
The article examines how the
Mulberry harbors’ logistical
innovation during D-Day parallels…
The American Kind
ELECTIONS · AUTHORITARIANISM · POLITICAL VIOLENCE
June 4, 2026
Ruby Freeman, a Georgia election
worker, faced false fraud
accusations after 2020, illustrating…
The Moving Van and the Tax
Lawyer
TAX POLICY · MIGRATION · STATE BUDGET
June 2, 2026
Massachusetts’ 4 percent surtax on
income above $1 million has
generated substantial revenue, but
evidence linking it to millionaire
outmigration remains inconclusive.
The warning was simple enough to fit
on a bumper sticker: tax
millionaires and they will leave…
The Greatest Grifter
POLITICAL CORRUPTION · CRYPTOCURRENCY · KLEPTOCRACY
May 22, 2026
Donald Trump’s family reportedly
earned over $800 million from crypto
ventures in early 2025, illustrating
a new, rapid form of political…
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…
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…
The Software Layer of the
State
POLITICS · TECHNOLOGY
May 19, 2026
Palantir’s software integrates
disparate government data to
streamline decision-making in
agencies like ICE and the military,
accelerating.
By the time he saw the paper, the
government had already finished the
hard part…

