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There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
How regime change happens in America
Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is not triumphant but pathetic.
The defense secretary is signaling a major shift.
The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.
America’s health is in the hands of an anti-vaccine conspiracist.
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Senate Republicans have confirmed Trump’s least qualified Cabinet nominees—and given up their role as an independent check on the president.
Everything is going to be a little more expensive now.
You can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd.
The conflict isn’t over, but its fate now appears clear.
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath
Charlie Springer spent a lifetime building his music collection. The Los Angeles fires incinerated it.
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
DOGE’s takeover of federal agencies is a counterintelligence crisis.
The company’s fate will reveal how strong the foundation of Elon Musk’s influence really is.
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
True romance is one of the deepest human experiences. To experience it fully, seek transcendence.
Since COVID, parents have more questions and more concerns.