What are we fighting for?
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · POLITICS
March 9, 2026
Country Joe McDonald’s 1960s protest
song, originally targeting the
Vietnam War, remains resonant as its
lyrics adapt.
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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…
Breaking up is hard to do
WAR AND SECURITY · IRAN · MIDDLE EAST
March 2, 2026
The legacy of Neil Sedaka’s 1962 hit
“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” frames
the enduring challenge.
Political Abstinence
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · IMMIGRATION
March 1, 2026
The article examines the challenges
of authoritarian consolidation in
the United States, highlighting how…
Trump’s Poland
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · IRAN
February 28, 2026
In February, a coordinated
U.S.–Israel strike on Iranian
military targets prompted Iranian…
The Gangster and the Gardener
IMMIGRATION · REPUBLICANS · CAMPAIGNS
February 25, 2026
Cuban-American Republican María
Elvira Salazar warns that aggressive
immigration enforcement risks…
The Noise Is the Strategy
CAMPAIGNS · POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION
February 23, 2026
Political spectacle and media
distractions mask ongoing
administrative shifts in governance…
You’ve been told that tariffs
are paid by other countries.
TRADE · TAXES · COST OF LIVING
February 22, 2026
Tariffs on imports are taxes paid by
American companies at the border,
costs that are typically passed.
They aren’t.
A tariff is a tax on goods coming
into the United States. The bill
goes to the American company
importing it. That company pays U.S.
Customs. The money goes to the U.S.
Treasury. On a $1,000 laptop, that’s
$150 at the border. On toys,
clothes, appliances, phones — the…