Top pollster: Dems need a better brand "Showing off internal battles, be they ideological, personal, or otherwise, doesn't do anything to help the party" Salon · May 15, 2025
TV tonight: the inside story of David Frost’s interview with Nixon Behind the scenes of the groundbreaking, career-making, post-Watergate interview. Plus: Melvyn’s suitcase is tested in Race Across the World. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025
Prof. Michael McConnell on the Tariff Lawsuits Prof. Michael McConnell at the Stanford Law School, a leading constitutional law scholar (and former Tenth Circuit judge), passed this… The post Prof. Michael McConnell on the Tariff Lawsuits appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · May 12, 2025
To split Moscow from Beijing, Trump is reviving Nixon’s ‘madman diplomacy’. It could backfire badly When United States President William McKinley advocated high‑tariff protectionism in 1896, he argued squeezing foreign competitors behind a 50% wall of duties would make America richer and safer. The Conversation · May 8, 2025
Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history Former presidents don’t criticize their successors in public. The Conversation · May 8, 2025
‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught began The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025
Saved by our fourth branch of government There is only one reason why our country has survived this terrible storm of political lawlessness Salon · May 6, 2025
Can the President Refuse To Spend Money Authorized by Congress? Impoundment, line-item vetoes, and the tricky problem of cutting spending through the executive branch Reason · May 3, 2025
What is the biggest gaffe, blooper or blunder that a recent president has made? It may depend on what your definition of ‘is’ is President Donald Trump was asked during a press conference on April 30, 2025, about the possible impact of his tariff policies and trade war with China. The Conversation · May 2, 2025
‘Still an open wound’: damning docuseries revisits Vietnam war 50 years on Netflix series Turning Point: The Vietnam War goes back to retrace a devastating history from multiple perspectives The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025
What is Donald Trump's approval rating and how does it compare to other US presidents? Recent polls show a significant decline in the US president’s approval since his inauguration on January 20 Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025
Vietnam to Gaza: A collapse of morality Many young eyes saw the war policy positions of Hubert Humphrey and Kamala Harris as immoral Salon · Apr 30, 2025
Stock market retreat in Trump's first 100 days is among worst starts for a president in almost a century In President Joe Biden’s first 100 days, the S&P 500 surged more than 9%. Under Trump, it’s tanked almost 8%. Fortune · Apr 29, 2025
Trump takes a page from Nixon's playbook "There's way too much retribution," Karl Rove said ahead of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office Salon · Apr 29, 2025
Bored Panda · Apr 29, 2025 ‘Today I Learned’: 33 Interesting Things People Didn’t Learn At School (New Pics) Life's a never-ending rollercoaster of education, fun facts, and interesting trivia. And the ride's free if you're willing to stay curious all your life.
Salon · Apr 26, 2025 No time for "nerd prom." Ditch the WHCD If the press can't stand in solidarity for global reporting rights, then there is no need to gather
Salon · Apr 24, 2025 Trump turns WH into a literal joke If you can’t use a hook to yank the bad comic off the stage, then there is only one way left to end the show
The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025 Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon tried to fire the Department of Justice prosecutor leading an investigation into the president’s involvement in wiretapping the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters.
Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2025 Is the US dollar at risk of a ‘confidence crisis’? Fears about unpredictable policy are prompting investors to question their faith in the US dollar.
Euronews · Apr 18, 2025 Trump suggests he could remove US Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said in the Oval Office to reporters on Thursday.
Reason · Apr 14, 2025 Trump Flagrantly Targets Political Opponents in Executive Orders Richard Nixon infamously drafted an "enemies list" of people he wanted to go after. At least Trump conducts his corruption out in the open.
Reason · Apr 13, 2025 The Anarchist and the Republican How John McClaughry and Karl Hess fought to decentralize power—one from inside the system, one ever further from it
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025 One to One: John & Yoko review – Lennon and Ono storm Manhattan in intimate post-Beatles doc Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards’s spry study of the couple in early 70s New York is as much as jittery collage of the era’s culture as it is a revealing portrait
Salon · Apr 11, 2025 The folly of Trump's tariff "game show" Trump’s toxic union of media, entertainment and politics comes to a head
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2025 One to One: John and Yoko review – Kevin Macdonald’s immersive collage is a pop culture fever dream A collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono’s life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural moments