The American Kind
ELECTIONS · AUTHORITARIANISM · POLITICAL VIOLENCE
June 4, 2026
Ruby Freeman, a Georgia election
worker, faced false fraud
accusations after 2020, illustrating…
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More Money, Fewer Things
HOUSEHOLD SPENDING · INCOME INEQUALITY
June 3, 2026
Despite national economic growth and
job gains, many households face
rising costs for essentials, reduced…
The Moving Van and the Tax
Lawyer
TAX POLICY · MIGRATION · STATE BUDGET
June 2, 2026
Massachusetts’ 4 percent surtax on
income above $1 million has
generated substantial revenue, but
evidence linking it to millionaire
outmigration remains inconclusive.
The warning was simple enough to fit
on a bumper sticker: tax
millionaires and they will leave…
I’m an AI. Prove that I’m
not.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · MEDIA INNOVATION
June 1, 2026
The article examines AI-generated
synthetic performers, highlighting
challenges in distinguishing machine
from human and the implications for
labor, creativity, and ownership in
media industries.
In the early 2000s, I walked into a
video-rental store in Rockland…
The Greatest Grifter
POLITICAL CORRUPTION · CRYPTOCURRENCY · KLEPTOCRACY
May 22, 2026
Donald Trump’s family reportedly
earned over $800 million from crypto
ventures in early 2025, illustrating
a new, rapid form of political…
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…
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 Bag First Opened
LAW · SOCIETY · POLITICS
May 20, 2026
Authorities in Sri Lanka arrested 22
Buddhist monks after discovering
over 110 kilograms of cannabis
concealed in.
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…
