Quick take Fox News host Jesse Watters interviewed a masked figure described as an “Antifa whistleblower.” Observers soon noted a striking facial resemblance to a guest from 2023, Ramon “Mundo” Mendoza, who Watters said was a former Mexican Mafia member....
Tariffs, Inflation, and the Stagflation Watch: A Data-Driven Reading of Goolsbee's Warnings On Tuesday, Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, warned that tariff-driven price hikes may not be a one-off. The core concern: if inflation proves...
Rift in the Movement: Erika Kirk, TPM, and the Morality Test In the thick of our culture wars, how we honor the fallen and how we lead our movements matter more than the latest viral moment. The clash between Nick...
Taiwan-US Chip Talks: Why a 50-50 Split Won’t Happen—and What That Means for Global Tech The drumbeat around a proposed U.S.–Taiwan 50-50 split of semiconductor production collides with a reality: Taiwan has signaled that such an arrangement wasn’t discussed, and...
When Politics Encroaches on the Gavel: Reclaiming Prosecutorial Independence in a Fractured Era A thorough, unapologetic look at how prosecutorial power should flow from the facts and the law—and how politics can corrode the very core of justice. “The prosecutor’s...
When Trust Is on the Ballot: A Des Moines Moment That Tests Our Schools, Our Kids, and Our Immigration Rules There aren’t many days in a quiet Midwestern city when the usual routines of school drop-offs and parent-teacher coffees are...
When Federal Dollars Fade: Leah's Pantry, SNAP-Ed, and the Quiet Collapse of Community Nutrition A journalist’s eye sees a San Francisco courtyard full of dancing seniors; a writer’s heart sees a national policy that could steal their food, their knowledge,...
What you need to know Suspect: Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, Michigan, known locally for his distinctive GMC Sierra truck with two American flags. Event: A mass shooting and arson attack at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Louisiana's National Guard Debate: Crime, Community Safety, and the Politics of Federal Action Louisiana's political conversation around public safety is intensifying as Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, requests federal support to combat crime in New Orleans and other cities....
Quick Highlights Topic: Pope Leo XIV weighs in on a contentious abortion debate within the U.S. Catholic Church.