“War on Cartels” and Harm Reduction in Peril
President-elect Donald Trump wants drug traffickers to be executed, and could soon have the authority to make that happen.The death penalty for drug smugglers and increased...
Biden’s ‘Last Bang’ in Ukraine
It was widely expected, including by the victors of the 2024 presidential election, that the Biden government would ramp up its efforts through the end of...
Segregation Academies Are Raking In Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing...
‘Fund the Police’ Backfired — and Gave Trump More Power Than Ever
In the past four years, mainstream Democrats have: nominated a former prosecutor for president; elected an ex-NYPD officer to run New York City; campaigned...
Don’t Panic
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack.
Look, the reelection of Donald Trump is bad news. A lot of awful stuff is going to...
The Case for Abandoning X
On Wednesday, The Guardian announced that it will no longer be posting to X.com, the website that murdered Twitter, cut off its face and placed...