Look! A squirrel!
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · CAMPAIGNS
May 16, 2025
In the lead-up to the 2024
election and beyond, Donald
Trump employed deliberate
distractions—ranging from a…
The Story
High-Flying Corruption
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
May 15, 2025
A foreign monarchy gifted a
$400 million airplane to
President Trump without
congressional approval, raising…
The Price of Instability
TRADE · INFLATION · COST OF LIVING
May 14, 2025
The Trump administration
reduced tariffs on Chinese
imports from 145% to 30%
without securing trade
concessions, leaving.
The Chainsaw’s Still Running
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
May 13, 2025
The Department of Government
Efficiency (DOGE), established
under Trump’s executive order
and linked to Elon Musk, has.
Not Magic, Just Memory
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
May 12, 2025
Artificial intelligence
functions as a tool that
automates routine tasks by…
Welcome to Delaney
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER
May 10, 2025
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was
arrested outside the newly
reopened Delaney Hall ICE…
The Immigrant Dividend
PUBLIC FINANCE · LABOR · TAXES
May 9, 2025
Undocumented immigrants in the
U.S. contribute billions in
taxes to Social Security…
Buried Leverage
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · TRADE
May 8, 2025
Seventeen rare earth metals,
essential for technologies from
electric vehicles to defense
systems, are predominantly
processed in.
Brave New Land
MAGA · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
May 7, 2025
The narrative envisions a
dystopian 2029 America where a
Trump-led regime enforces
conformity through propaganda…