The Quiet State
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · NEW HAMPSHIRE
June 20, 2025
Federal immigration enforcement in
New Hampshire has intensified with
unannounced raids, warrantless…
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The Line Has Moved
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY · LAW AND COURTS
June 19, 2025
Federal troop deployments in the
U.S. have historically oscillated
between suppressing dissent and
protecting civil rights, revealing.
They didn’t knock.
In 1894, federal troops rolled into
Chicago—not to defend the
Constitution, but to put workers
back in line. George Pullman had cut
wages but kept rents high in his
company-owned housing. When his
laborers protested, he fired them.
When the American Railway Union…
The Hidden Tax that Widens
the Gap
TRADE · INFLATION · COST OF LIVING
June 18, 2025
Recent tariff increases have led to
rising prices on both imported and
domestic goods, disproportionately…
The Tipping Point
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · WAR AND SECURITY
June 17, 2025
On June 14, following the
assassination of Minnesota House
Speaker Melissa Hortman, federal
response was notably absent.
June 14 started like theater. Tanks
positioned for a military parade
outside the Capitol. Flags,
bandstands, solemn voices on state
television. And Minnesota House
Speaker , Melissa Hortman, was dead
.
And the day wasn’t over.
When federal agents arrived in…
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…
The Decision
LAW AND COURTS · POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE
June 13, 2025
The legacy of judicial review,
established by Chief Justice John
Marshall in Marbury v. Madison…
God, Country, Coup
VOTING RIGHTS · POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
June 12, 2025
Since the January 6 Capitol breach,
efforts to consolidate executive
power and undermine democratic…
Permission to Leave
POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION · POLITICS
June 11, 2025
Autocratic regimes have historically
used controlled emigration as a
strategy to weaken opposition by…
The Front Door
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · MAINE
June 9, 2025
In Maine, a surge in ICE detentions
has unsettled communities previously
considered unlikely targets…