Trump v. the World Court
LAW AND COURTS · WAR AND SECURITY · ISRAEL
July 24, 2025
The sanctions landed quietly.
No speeches. No press
conferences. Just a Friday
notice from the Treasury…
A Backpack and a Futon
COST OF LIVING · LABOR · PUBLIC FINANCE
July 23, 2025
The landlord’s text landed at
2:47 a.m. sharp: Rent’s late
again. Friday, or I’m listing
it. Sandy didn’t flinch. She…
The Cable Snapped First
WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE · UNITED STATES
July 19, 2025
He saw the flash first. Then
came the scrape—metal on metal,
loud enough to still a whole
train. The cable—once bolted to
the spine of the tunnel—now…
19 Times
LAW AND COURTS · STATE POLITICS
July 16, 2025
The first four bullets echoed
into the dark just as Elijah
Hadley let go of the BB gun.
He did exactly what the deputy
asked. Dropped the replica
pistol in the brush. Raised his…
Quietly They Left
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS
July 14, 2025
It’s August, 2027. The first
soldier to switch sides is
23-year-old Private Mitchell
Lavoie. Local kid from…
It’s Still Here
IRAN · POLITICAL POWER · MIDDLE EAST
June 24, 2025
This story is personal. I
traveled to Iran often during
the 1970s—enough to glimpse a
country in tension. The Shah…
Brain Drain, Border Gain
IMMIGRATION · LABOR · BUSINESS
June 16, 2025
Day 98. Harvard sued the U.S.
government. Overnight,
international students were
stripped of their visas. By…
God, Country, Coup
VOTING RIGHTS · POLITICAL POWER
June 12, 2025
On January 6, 2021, the U.S.
Capitol was breached for the
first time since the War of…
The Sound of Normal Life
Stopping
WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE · EUROPE
May 22, 2025
There are nights in Kyiv when
the only thing louder than the
drones is the laughter…