Exposure v. Proof
POLITICAL SCANDAL · CAMPAIGN FINANCE · PUBLIC ETHICS
June 8, 2026
Graham Platner’s tattoo and personal
allegations raise questions about
political accountability amid…
The Mulberry Harbor Problem
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY · WARFARE STRATEGY
June 8, 2026
The article examines how the
Mulberry harbors’ logistical
innovation during D-Day parallels…
The American Kind
ELECTIONS · AUTHORITARIANISM · POLITICAL VIOLENCE
June 4, 2026
Ruby Freeman, a Georgia election
worker, faced false fraud
accusations after 2020, illustrating…
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…
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 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…
The Tax at the Pump
CONSUMER SPENDING · FUEL PRICES · HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
May 19, 2026
Rising gasoline prices, influenced
by global supply and policy factors,
increasingly strain U.S. household…

