If a lesson of January 6 is that elections can be undone by force, the lesson of Trump v. United States is that accountability can be undone by doctrine. The Court may insist it was protecting the presidency, but the effect was to protect one man. In doing so, it told future presidents exactly how far they can go and how safely.
It has been said in some liberal circles that voting is like driving a car. D is for going forward, and R is backwards. Are you going watch our world descend further into a swamp of ignorance, distraction and trivia? https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/
A 255-page transcript of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testimony to Congress was released publicly on New Year’s Eve, revealing sweeping conclusions about former President Donald Trump’s
Political power rarely ends with a dramatic rupture. More often, it dissolves quietly, through lost trust, weakened narratives, and the erosion of institutional credibility. That is the phase of the Republican Party. Its leadership is steadily losing authority on the two governing pillars incumbents depend on most: economic stewardship and immigration. What looks like a polling legitimacy problem, history suggests, is more difficult to reverse.
A clear north star to adopt online. The work of democracy happens online and in person on ground, long before Election Day.
The concept of truth feels particularly bleak in 2025. Government leaders deploy up-is-down narratives at an exhausting clip. Online worlds drip with artificial intelligence-generated slop that incites rage. Chatbots answer questions with fabricated information, and the government folds it into a report card on America’s health.
In December 1902, the U.S. struck a deal with Cuba to cut tariffs on Cuban imports by 20%. Backed by U.S. sugar refiners, the deal guaranteed cheap sugar for Americans, but deepened Cuba's economic reliance on the U.S. This dependence later helped spark the Cuban Revolution. Today, Trump tariffs have caused an economic hazard, while he says affordability is a HOAX.
Eileen Higgins defeats Trump-backed Emilio González In Miami. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article3135…
Has the Republican Party leadership put its foot in its own mouth too many times?
The party lines have been drawn and the message may have been written on the wall many years ago but nobody noticed because it was the flip side of back in the USA. This week’s Tennessee's special US House election sets stage for affordability focused 2026 midterms.