The American Kind
ELECTIONS · AUTHORITARIANISM
June 4, 2026
Ruby Freeman, a Georgia
election worker, faced false
fraud accusations after 2020,
illustrating how political…
The Story
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…
The Greatest Grifter
POLITICAL CORRUPTION · CRYPTOCURRENCY
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 family
wealth tied to his.
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 risk.
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…
Judge Hurley’s Revenge
POLITICS · REGIONL · NATIONAL
May 3, 2026
A Virginia constitutional
amendment temporarily shifting
redistricting authority from a
bipartisan commission back to…
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…