As someone who’s studied oligarchs for the past two decades, I can attest that what we’re now seeing is momentous.  Only it is not oligarchization; it is authoritarianism.  Soon enough, Musk will be g...

The art of the deal, with him as dealer

A massive new study sheds light on how cannabis affects the brain, particularly during cognitive tasks. Researchers analyzed over 1,000 young adults and found that both heavy lifetime use and recent c...

I have read every executive order and presidential action signed since the inauguration. Additionally, I’ve read the entire Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership document. Since my last post, 13 new ex...

On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...