4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (712+ words) We got just such a satisfying result last week from Missouri’s Supreme Court, as the New York Times reported: The judges said a referendum on the new district lines had been improperly denied a spot on the November ballot, and…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (242+ words) The Trump regime suffered two major legal defeats on Friday. In response to the unprecedented assault on workers, organized labor (as Shuler recounted) did more than talk. Union membership climbed to a 16-year high. “Nearly half a million workers joined…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (728+ words) Gloria Steinem, the author, activist, Ms. magazine co-founder, and lifelong champion of women’s rights, died Wednesday at her home in Manhattan. She was ninety-two. Though her name became synonymous with second-wave feminism, Steinem began her career as a trailblazing journalist,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (660+ words) In September 2025, I focused particularly on retired general officers. Many undoubtedly understood what the removal of experienced commanders and the politicization of military leadership could mean for readiness. I argued that they needed to say so publicly — a difficult proposition…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (714+ words) “The pleasure of governing must be very great, since so many people want to meddle in it.” — Voltaire I can vote in a country whose policies don’t directly affect me, but I can’t vote in the country where I live…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (315+ words) Donald Trump’s authoritarian mindset treats government property as his own and considers Congress, not to mention previous administrations’ policy precedents, as nuisances at best. These days, however, federal courts are halting his imperious disregard for the rule of law. This…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (33+ words) The Contrarian At the Big Kids’ Table A cartoon by Michael de Adder Michael de Adder is an award-winning editorial cartoonist. You can find him on Substack here....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (589+ words) I always find myself staring down the dwindling days of August with the dread of a 10-year-old boy forced to go shopping for school clothes. September will eventually work its magic on me. I’ll go back to my adjunct professoring…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) When does food count as whole food? I was pondering this recently as I read that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejected the idea of moving beans and lentils to the protein category of the food pyramid because the administration…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (94+ words) (A few descriptors I’d add to the list: arrogant, pretentious, and a chronic bullshitter.) Other culture recs for the week ahead: The Bombing of Pan Am 103 This series, from Netflix and the BBC, follows the decade-long investigation into the 1988 crash…...