After the Wreckage
CLIMATE POLICY · ENVIRONMENT
January 14, 2026
The Environmental Protections
Trump Broke—and the Path Back
The first thing you notice in
the NOAA building isn’t the…
The Heat Stayed
CLIMATE CHANGE · EXTREME WEATHER
January 13, 2026
Urban summers are becoming more
dangerous—and it’s no accident
It seems very strange to think
about urban heat killing people
in July when the wind chill is
in negative numbers. When pipes…
Closed Until Further Notice
TAXES · PUBLIC FINANCE · WHITE HOUSE
January 12, 2026
Trump’s endowment tax targets
the universities that train
scientists, regulators, and
medical leaders—and slows the…
By Law, Not Words
WHITE HOUSE · WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE
January 10, 2026
How American foreign policy
lost its load-bearing
material—and what 2028 must
rebuild if trust is to return…
The Meeting Ended on Time
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · EUROPE
January 8, 2026
Authoritarianism arrives as
reform, efficiency, and
trust—until it’s too late to
object…
Best-in-World, On Purpose
HEALTH INSURANCE · PUBLIC HEALTH · HOSPITALS
January 7, 2026
A Blueprint for Replacing
America’s Health Care System
With One That Works
It starts the way so many…
The Neighbor Problem
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY
January 6, 2026
Why Canada can no longer build
its future on American
stability
Maybe it’s presumptuous for an…
The Bully Next Door
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER
January 5, 2026
A Superpower Tests Its
Neighbors—and the World Watches
At the northern edge of the
continent, January air carries…
The Attack Was the Point
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER
January 3, 2026
Trump’s strike on Venezuela and
the presidency that requires an
enemy
I woke up this morning to news…