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Archives for April 2026
What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.
Are we paying for infrastructure we won’t need?
Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.
Toughing out that awkward silence can help deeper issues come to the surface.
We finally have some good news about housing affordability.
How Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are waging war in Iran.
The central goal of the war is nowhere near a resolution.
The laptop class is moving left — but not out of economic desperation.
The reality behind Trump’s push to log more public forests is weirdly complicated.
The best-case scenario for the Iran crisis is still pretty bad.
The status of US-Iran negotiations, briefly explained.
The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.
Iran offers a fresh window into when Trump chickens out — and why his threats matter anyway.
We’re about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box.
Dems won a swing-state election in a 20-point blowout.