Losing a Free Press
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
March 20, 2026
Press freedom in the United States
faces increasing constraints through
conditional access to government…
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Just Messing With Computers –
Part VI
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
March 19, 2026
The article explores how global
trade and communication networks
form a complex, adaptive system
resembling parallel computing, with
AI revealing.
One evening I was looking at a
real-time map of cargo ships moving
around the planet…
The Speed of the Factory
WAR AND SECURITY · MIDDLE EAST · MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
March 19, 2026
In Camden, Arkansas, Patriot
missiles are assembled through a
complex, multi-stage industrial…
The Cost of Staying Warm
ENERGY PRICES · COST OF LIVING · NEW HAMPSHIRE
March 18, 2026
A colder winter and rising
electricity rates in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, have driven a nearly 70…
The Moving Truck on Middle
Street
HEALTH INSURANCE · PUBLIC HEALTH · COST OF LIVING
March 16, 2026
Many American families face the loss
of their homes due to rising costs
of long-term caregiving, which.
The Toll Booth Presidency
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 4, 2026
Kristi Noem faced Senate scrutiny
over her leadership at the
Department of Homeland Security amid…
Just the Facts, Ma’am
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · BUSINESS
March 3, 2026
The consolidation of American media
has concentrated control among fewer
corporations, influencing coverage
through institutional risk…
The Gangster and the Gardener
IMMIGRATION · REPUBLICANS · CAMPAIGNS
February 25, 2026
Cuban-American Republican María
Elvira Salazar warns that aggressive
immigration enforcement risks…
Selling Leukemia at 9:14 p.m.
DRUG POLICY · MEDICINE · HEALTH INSURANCE
February 24, 2026
The United States and New Zealand
uniquely permit direct-to-consumer
television advertising of…