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…
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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…
The Tax at the Pump
CONSUMER SPENDING · FUEL PRICES · HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
May 19, 2026
Rising gasoline prices, influenced
by global supply and policy factors,
increasingly strain U.S. household…
Judge Hurley’s Revenge
POLITICS · REGIONL · NATIONAL
May 3, 2026
A Virginia constitutional amendment
temporarily shifting redistricting
authority from a bipartisan…
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
congressional district, narrowing.
The Court narrows Black political
power. The administration moves to
strip protection from Haitians and
Syrians. White South Africans are…
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…
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…