Weekly Recap
Maduro’s Capture and the U.S.–China Collision, America’s Imperial Turn, Why Trump May Not Finish His Term, Intrepid Metals (Experts Roundtable Convo), Minnesota’s Welfare Scandal, Doug and Matt Q&A
Why Maduro’s Capture Matters More Than You Think
At roughly 2 a.m. local time on Saturday, January 3rd, helicopters descended on Caracas—the visible tip of an operation involving more than 150 aircraft—bombers, fighter jets, surveillance planes, an…
Emperor Trump
If you’ve been paying attention to the slow-motion train wreck that is modern American politics, the idea of America as an empire rather than a republic has been painfully obvious for years. For a lo…
Minnesota’s Welfare Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
In late December, a 23-year-old YouTuber named Nick Shirley posted a 43-minute video titled “I Investigated Minnesota’s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal.”
“Debt Band-aids” and the Gaza “Board of Peace”
Trump finally seems to be admitting what millions of Americans already know: the “cost of living crisis” is real. But the “solutions” now being floated are a weird mix of price controls, rebates, sub…
Doug,
You take yourself much too seriously. Are you really so miserable? Did you previously write commentary for NPR, perhaps Chuck Schumer, or Tim Waltz ?