Trump Is Raising Billions in Federal Funds. That’s Not a Good Thing.
President Trump is raking in billions of dollars, bypassing Congress and the law.
Month: March 2026
What Paul Ehrlich’s Fear of Scarcity Did to American Politics
A Possible Upside to the Iran War
Glimpsing Victory in Iran The campaign has already delivered major wins for American national security, but something much bigger is starting to come into view.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/iran-war-trump-win/686402/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYRo6kWR831OOI686xkwBaPY Glimpsing Victory in Iran
The campaign has already delivered major wins for American national security, but something much bigger is starting to come into view.
NYTimes: Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product.
Social Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product. https://static.nytimes.com/narrated-articles/synthetic/article-e34a923d-1e4e-5776-bec7-2da8b1acbdcc/job-1773486049194/article-e34a923d-1e4e-5776-bec7-2da8b1acbdcc-job-1773486049194.mp3?smid=nytcore-android-share
Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz In wartime, the enemy always gets a vote. By Phillips Payson O’Brien1
Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/cynical-gullible-american-man/686079/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSxsqLCG2GSbLEBN0Zr7ynE
Gullible, Cynical America
The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time
By Adam Serwer
NYTimes.com: Are Declining Birthrates Really a Problem?
Are Declining Birthrates Really a Problem?
What do declining birthrates really mean for the future? Readers respond to a front-page news article.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/opinion/declining-birthrates.html?smid=em-share
The Fugitive Slave Who Wrote to the President
NYTimes: There Is One Crucial Reason We’re Talking About Boots on the Ground
There Is One Crucial Reason We’re Talking About Boots on the Ground https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/opinion/trump-iran-nuclear-weapons-enriched-uranium-war.html?smid=nytcore-android-share