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When the Supreme Court handed down Citizens United v. FEC in 2010, it reshaped American politics in ways most of us are still grappling with. I’ve written before about how the ruling opened the door to unlimited corporate spending in elections and changed the political landscape for the worse.
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Most people hear the word tariff and imagine a simple tax on imported goods — something that gets paid and forgotten. But behind the scenes, tariffs are governed by a maze of legal rules, agency decisions, and court challenges. And right now, the way those rules work has created a situation
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If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably noticed the White House talking a lot about “narco-terrorists” off the coast of Venezuela. It’s been a steady drumbeat: drug-running boats, criminal networks, threats to the homeland. And then you see the scale of the U.S. military
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In a recent post, I wrote that what we’re living through isn’t classic authoritarianism — it’s the Mob, in the Mafia sense. Power maintained through loyalty, fear, and intimidation. What we’re seeing is that same ethos turned into government practice: public displays of dominance meant to send
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The government shut down on October 1, 2025, because Congress couldn’t agree on a funding bill. But this isn’t just about politics in Washington. At the center of the fight is a question that affects millions of Americans: will health care stay affordable? Democrats, led by Sen. Bernie
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A little over a week ago, I wrote about how Jimmy Kimmel’s show was pulled off the air after a dust-up with the FCC and some of the biggest broadcast chains in the country. Disney suspended him. Then Sinclair and Nexstar — two giant media companies that own dozens of
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Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended this week by ABC affiliates. On the surface, it might look like a programming spat. But look closer, and the real story comes into view: this was about appeasing regulators while a massive media merger hangs in the balance. Kimmel’s supposed offense?
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September 11, 2001 changed the world—and it changed me. I remember first hearing about the attacks on the radio. Like so many others, I rushed to the television and sat in shock as the events unfolded. For days afterward, I couldn’t sleep. The images replayed endlessly in my
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Political violence is abhorrent and should never be tolerated. You will not find any celebration of it here. This is a tragic event, and it must not be treated as normal. A man has lost his life, and his family and loved ones are left to grieve. They deserve compassion,
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Have you ever scrolled your feed and felt your blood pressure rise over something that, if you step back, isn’t really life or death? A logo change. A celebrity ad. A coffee cup. These flare-ups aren’t random. They’re part of a pattern. Outrage is one of the
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They say America is the land of free enterprise. But lately, it feels like big business runs on political favors as much as hard work—and the story of the economy is whatever the White House says it is. Under Trump, the government isn’t just setting the rules—it’
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In Texas, we believe in fair play. Whether it’s football, business, or elections, the rules should apply equally to everyone—and once the game starts, you don’t get to move the goalposts. But that’s exactly what some politicians in Austin are trying to do with our voting