The Heat Stayed
CLIMATE CHANGE · EXTREME WEATHER · CLIMATE POLICY
January 13, 2026
Urban heat in American cities
increasingly poses a public health
risk, driven by climate change and
exacerbated.
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Closed Until Further Notice
TAXES · PUBLIC FINANCE · WHITE HOUSE
January 12, 2026
A new federal endowment tax,
effective mid-2026, imposes rates up
to 8 percent on large private…
By Law, Not Words
WHITE HOUSE · WAR AND SECURITY · UKRAINE
January 10, 2026
American foreign policy, once
sustained by long-standing trust and
institutional stability, has…
The Meeting Ended on Time
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · EUROPE
January 8, 2026
Authoritarian regimes often
consolidate power through
administrative control rather than…
Best-in-World, On Purpose
HEALTH INSURANCE · PUBLIC HEALTH · HOSPITALS
January 7, 2026
A Blueprint for Replacing America’s
Health Care System With One That
Works…
The Neighbor Problem
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY · DATA CENTERS
January 6, 2026
Canada faces a pivotal decade as
longstanding assumptions about U.S.
stability erode, prompting a need to…
The Bully Next Door
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
January 5, 2026
On January 2, 2026, the United
States conducted a covert operation
to remove Venezuela’s president…
The Attack Was the Point
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
January 3, 2026
Donald Trump has launched a likely
unconstitutional land assault on
Venezuela, claiming to have captured…
Fifty-Six Days
VOTING RIGHTS · CONGRESS · POLITICAL POWER
January 2, 2026
The article examines the fragility
of American democracy in the lead-up
to and aftermath of the 2026.