Bars, Not Promises
MARKETS · MACROECONOMICS · TRADE
November 21, 2025
China is expanding its gold reserves
and establishing certified vaults,
notably in Hong Kong, to create a.
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Tilting at Windmills
CLIMATE POLICY · CLEAN ENERGY · WHITE HOUSE
November 20, 2025
Construction of the Revolution Wind
offshore project off Rhode Island,
poised to power 350,000 homes and…
Getting Away With Murder
WAR AND SECURITY · WHITE HOUSE · CONGRESS
November 19, 2025
The U.S. military’s strikes on boats
off Venezuela’s coast, justified as
efforts against narcotics…
President Greene
MAGA · REPUBLICANS · POLITICAL POWER
November 18, 2025
Donald Trump’s public denunciation
of Marjorie Taylor Greene in 2025
marked a rare fracture within the…
The Rest Is Automatic
CYBERSECURITY · SURVEILLANCE · POLITICAL POWER
November 13, 2025
Phone spyware like Pegasus and
Graphite enables zero-click,
undetectable surveillance by…
The Man Who Watched Them
Drown
WHITE HOUSE · CONGRESS · POLITICAL POWER
November 12, 2025
During the longest federal shutdown
in U.S. history, Donald Trump hosted
lavish parties at Mar-a-Lago while
nearly.
The chandelier catches the light
like it’s trying to lie.
High above the ballroom floor at
Mar-a-Lago, every drop of crystal…
The Canadians Are Coming
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · TRADE
November 8, 2025
The article reflects on Michael
Moore’s 1995 film Canadian Bacon,
which satirizes manufactured
conflict between the U.S.
O, Sorry
WHITE HOUSE · REPUBLICANS · TRADE
November 5, 2025
A Canadian ad featuring Ronald
Reagan’s 1987 speech against tariffs
aired in U.S. swing states during…
Tariffs, Taxes, and the Power
to Rule
LAW AND COURTS · WHITE HOUSE · TRADE
November 5, 2025
The Supreme Court heard arguments
over the legality of a
presidentially imposed 10 percent
tariff on nearly.
It smelled like floor polish and wet
wool.
The man in the black coat—three
buttons, slightly frayed—stood just…
