The US is squandering its two most important privileges
Harvard University. In 1965, then-French finance minister Valéry Giscard d’Estaing came up with the mot juste for describing the way...
Month: May 2025
‘Good people are getting caught up’: Georgia Republican calls for ‘turn’ on immigration
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a short profile on State Rep. Kasey Carpenter, R-Ga., this week on his push for practical...
Why the socialist left gets the far right wrong
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) greet the crowd during a rally in North Las Vegas on...
Contradictions in Trump’s pardon spree expose his weak value set
Jen Psaki pairs Donald Trump's political rhetoric about crimes like fraud against his abusive use of the presidency's pardon power...
RFK Jr. orders CDC to end Covid vaccine recommendations for healthy kids, pregnant women
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer recommend routine Covid shots for...
RFK Jr.’s strike against Covid vaccines
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on April 16, 2025, in...
Tesla sales topple in Europe as Musk’s problems mount
Happy Tuesday. Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a roundup of the past week’s top stories at the intersection of technology...
After struggling in the Senate, Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville launches campaign for governor
Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced that he's ending his congressional career after just one term and running for governor in Alabama.
Another judge reminds Trump administration of need to comply with due process
Judges keep reminding the Trump administration to comply with due process.
The GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has an ugly way of protecting Trump
The House GOP caucus is using the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to try to further insulate President...