Federalism is an old solution to a perennial problem.

To be sure, what I've linked to below is financial journalism. A lot of that is by definition obscene.

What AI allows is the cult around the President to imagine anything they want and instantly create media which looks legitimate enough.

This is how we have destroyed the world, with an absolute right to "takes."

I've got notebooks filled with scribbles I barely understand, bookmarks on pages I vaguely remember.

Everything is so ugly nowadays, even as the ugliest scenes are somewhat concealed.

Imani Perry's "Art Is a Powerful Tool to Fight Racial Injustice" compels us to clarify our urge to "do something."

We don't really need to respect the arguments of people who only want to say racist stuff about their neighbors.

As of this moment, he's essentially the President.

If you saw a leader of another country have a massive military parade on their birthday, what would you think about that country?

In short: the Presidency does not seem like a serious institution.

What does "the pursuit of Happiness" mean? What is this "Happiness" we are chasing?

Senator Sanders says we should take all three of these threats seriously.

How do we explain to someone who believes amazon.com can replace a public library that a library is so much more than books?

I lived in Dallas 20 years and I thought I knew a lot about Texas.

One of the best ways to understand the law is to understand the political debates adjacent to it.

If we're going to have a better politics, someone has to stand for something real.

The readings below are not meant to be anti-Trump or anti-GOP. They are attempts to inform people's expectations.