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Donald Trump and Markwayne Mullin Insist That Politics Should Prevail Over Principle: The President and His New DHS Secretary Are Enraged by Jurists and Legislators Who Refuse to Toe the Party Line Apr 01, 2026

Some Supreme Court justices are so eager to demonstrate their independence, President Donald Trump complained last week, that they "openly disrespect the Presidents who nominate them." A few days later, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who was confir... Read More

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He Spent $1.5 Million in Food Stamps Apr 01, 2026

He used electronic benefit transfer cards to buy massive amounts of Pepsi. In a document filed last September in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the office of the U.S. attorney for that district described a shopping tri... Read More

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Distance, Perspective, and the Weight of America Mar 31, 2026

There is something clarifying about being far from home. In Cape Town, South Africa, where the mountains meet the sea and the horizon feels endless, distance creates a kind of stillness that invites reflection. But even here, halfway across the world... Read More

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For Times That Try Our Souls: Resistance Mar 31, 2026

"Fight for our rights, fight for your rights," is probably the most overused phrase in American politics. In this desperate moment when American democracy — and world peace — is in peril in one man's cruel chokehold, it's time to retire t... Read More