Editorials

The Billionaires Who Bought the Press
Seven families and their corporations now control more than half of all major American news traffic. This is what they've done with it. There is a useful fiction that American journalism has maintained for over a century: that the people who own the press are separate from the people who run it. Publishers funded newsrooms; editors decided what ran. The wall between business and editorial wasn't always honored, but it was the organizing principle of professional journalism — the thing that made the press different from a propaganda operation. That... Read more...
The Supreme Court Said Trump's Tariffs Were Illegal. Now He's Threatening Companies That Want Their $159 Billion Back.
The Supreme Court Said Trump's Tariffs Were Illegal. Now He's Threatening Companies That Want Their $159 Billion Back.
The Supreme Court Said Trump's Tariffs Were Illegal. Now He's Threatening Companies That Want Their $159 Billion Back. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump's... Read more...
Trump's DOJ Just Added Firing Squads to the Federal Execution Menu. 44 Americans Could Be Next.
On April 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it is expanding the methods of federal execution to include death by firing squad, lifting the Biden-era moratorium on federal executions, and authorizing the pursuit of death sentences against 44 defendants. The announcement came from Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the former Trump personal attorney who now runs the Justice Department. The federal government has never executed a person by firing squad. That is about to change. What the DOJ Announced The official DOJ press release framed this as "strengthening... Read more...
Kash Patel's $250M Lawsuit Against The Atlantic Is Already Backfiring
Kash Patel's $250M Lawsuit Against The Atlantic Is Already Backfiring
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic on April 20 after it reported he drinks to the point of intoxication on the job. The... Read more...
The MAGA Grift Machine: A Med Student From India Fooled Millions of Trump Supporters With an AI Blonde
The MAGA Grift Machine: A Med Student From India Fooled Millions of Trump Supporters With an AI Blonde
A 22-year-old Indian medical student built an AI blonde conservative influencer named Emily Hart, racking up hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers and thousands of dollars from MAGA supporters. Then... Read more...
Ukraine Is Being Stood Up While Washington Chases Tehran
Ukraine Is Being Stood Up While Washington Chases Tehran
Trump's Ukraine and Iran peace tracks share the same two negotiators. Zelensky can't get a meeting until Iran is resolved. Meanwhile Russia keeps advancing. The EU approved €90B for Ukraine... Read more...
Three Secretaries Gone in 90 Days. "The Best People" Was Always a Lie.
Three Secretaries Gone in 90 Days. "The Best People" Was Always a Lie.
Three Trump cabinet secretaries out in under 90 days: Noem fired, Bondi fired, Chavez-DeRemer resigned under an IG probe. This isn't a staffing problem. It's structural. When you hire for... Read more...
Opinion: The MAGA Paradox. Alpha Cosplay, Beta Reality
Opinion: The MAGA Paradox. Alpha Cosplay, Beta Reality
A movement that markets itself as tough and independent has produced the most conformist, leader-dependent political tribe in modern American history. On loyalty tests, the Epstein files silence, and why... Read more...
Opinion: 52% Want Trump Impeached. Democrats Are Debating Whether to Say So.
Opinion: 52% Want Trump Impeached. Democrats Are Debating Whether to Say So.
A new poll finds 52% of likely voters support impeaching Trump. The dominant Democratic argument is to wait until after the midterms. That argument treats accountability as a reward you... Read more...
Opinion: Trump, Putin, and the Family Business.
Opinion: Trump, Putin, and the Family Business.
Since 2016 Trump has pursued a Russian business deal while running for president, sided with Putin against US intelligence at Helsinki, publicly ambushed Zelensky in the Oval Office, and extorted... Read more...