Two National Guard members were ambushed in downtown Washington today, and the country was immediately plunged into the familiar, nauseating slurry of confusion, propaganda, and opportunistic spin.

A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provides hints on a war between the two former friends.

Suppressed jobs data, tariffs hitting consumers, and trillions in AI spending built on sand. The one force that still moves public opinion is breaking.

Watching my daughter’s strong sense of self has forced me to reflect on my own adolescence through the wildly misogynistic early 2000s “Now there’s a girl who’s comfortable in her own skin,” my father-in-law said about my daughter, his granddaughter. She was about one year old and we were watching her bounce happily in her high chair, egg smeared across both cheeks as she shoved pieces of fritter into her mouth. I realised with pride it was true: she was comfortable. My pride was followed quickly by unease. How long had it been since I could say I was comfortable with myself? Continue reading...

He tried to recruit me for an anti-immigration crusade. Little did I know what he would become.

The time that Jesus led a street protest

Authoritarians aren't the only ones responsible for what's going on. Fascists rely on people denying the reality right in front of them to consolidate power

The MAGA base is not happy. Trump’s handling of the Epstein controversy has done significant damage to his standing, particularly among his core supporters.

Trump CDC director firing prompts Senate investigation calls as bipartisan leaders express alarm over health turmoil

Texas Democrats say Trump’s maps expose a nationwide attack on democracy.

Inside the modern quest to enforce American unity.

With every White House action, from mass deportation to the domestic deployment of federal troops the so-called opposition party has accepted the premise and failed to offer an alternative.

Inside the modern quest to enforce American unity.

Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.