DeSantis’ Musk Envy
In rote copycat style, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has overseen state government since 2019, has now announced his own version of Elon Musk’s DOGE effort... Read more.
Yes, Elon, I Am Working
A Slap Against Musk’s Continuing Assumption of His Own Power Acting on no apparent legal basis, Elon Musk demanded over the weekend that all federal employees... Read more.
Shame Over Ukraine
I am embarrassed by Donald Trump. Yes, I disagree with lots that Trump as president does and preaches, yes, I find some of what he wants outlandish, hasty, cruel,... Read more.
Going After Our Tax Records
Were I one of the judges whose decisions have aimed to stop Elon Musk’s lawless grab for Americans’ private information, I’d be angry to see him... Read more.
Charting the Effects of DOGE Cuts
National parks will be turning away visitors, income tax refunds and VA benefits may be delayed, forest fire preparations may not get underway as scheduled, civil... Read more.
Undercutting Ukraine ‘Negotiations’
Even If you accept Donald Trump’s ideas that international relations are solely matters for transactional deals and savvy negotiating, you’d have to... Read more.
Trump’s War on Trans Citizens
Politics over the fate of transgender life in this country is taking an outsized amount of recent time, policymaking, and now court battles as Donald Trump has fully... Read more.
Parsing the USAID Shutdown
As is well understood by now, the Trump administration is dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) –pending a court hearing–... Read more.
Trump’s Gaza Fantasy
The only thing real about Donald Trump’s announcement last night that the U.S. stands ready to take over the devastated Gaza Strip, expel its 2 million Palestinians... Read more.
Purging the FBI, Risking Safety
So far, the real effects of purging anyone in the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors who took part in investigating January 6 or the various criminal, civil... Read more.