“By the People, For the Land.”
The United States federal government has entered a government shutdown as of October 1, 2025. Given that Republicans currently control all three branches of the U.S. government (the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches), they bear full responsibility for this collapse of governance. Yet predictably, their spokespeople are already trotting out arguments to shift blame onto … Read more
America is hooked on its smartphones. The average person checks their smartphone more than 300 times a day, doomscrolling through endless feeds of outrage, fear, and distraction. This digital dependence has reshaped politics in America. The rise of MAGA wasn’t only about ideology or economics. It was about addiction. An addiction to cell phones and … Read more
The cult of ignorance in America has long been a topic of concern, but it is often treated as if it were merely a cultural quirk or an unfortunate byproduct of a society that undervalues learning. In truth, it is far more deliberate than that. Ignorance in America is not simply accidental; it is actively … Read more
Republicans run eight out of ten of America’s poorest states, and this reality raises an obvious question: how do they keep getting re-elected when poverty is so entrenched in their strongholds? At first glance, it seems counterintuitive. Why would voters living in struggling economies continue to support leaders who fail to lift them out of … Read more
With yet another government shutdown on the horizon, the Republicans with a supermajority are now playing the oldest game in their playbook — engineering a shutdown (or threatening one), then pointing at the Democrats as though they’re the saboteurs. It’s a trick as old as the Reagan years, when Republicans routinely flirted with funding crises … Read more
The United States Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating October 14, 2025—the birthday of conservative activist Charlie Kirk—as a “National Day of Remembrance,” honoring his life, his civic activity, and proclaiming his commitment to constitutional principles, debate, and public service. At first glance, it may seem reasonable to mourn a life cut tragically short. … Read more
Two weeks ago, my wife and I took a train down to Portland for a weekend getaway to see Wardruna in concert. We wandered through Powell’s Books, browsed the Saturday Market, savored meals from food trucks, and even lingered in a beer garden that evening. We felt safe. In fact, the city was clean, accessible, … Read more
America has been brought to its knees. The Trump regime—let’s call it what it was, fascism—did not simply “bend the rules.” It shattered democratic norms, weaponized cruelty, and left millions of Americans disillusioned and angry. The so-called land of the free now looks like a cautionary tale to the rest of the world. And the … Read more
In the wake of Disney’s catastrophic misstep with Jimmy Kimmel, many Americans were left wondering whether ordinary people have any power left in a country where billionaires seem to pull every string. But the fallout from this debacle proves something profoundly important: the majority still has leverage. The only thing billionaires and corporate media giants … Read more
A few days ago, Jimmy Kimmel’s show was pulled off the air by ABC/Disney, under pressure and backlash from political actors, and several major broadcast station groups—most prominently Nexstar and Sinclair—refused to carry his return on their ABC affiliates. While Disney eventually reinstated Kimmel, Nexstar (and Sinclair) doubled down, pledging to keep preempting the show … Read more