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Bombs, Bathos, and Beyond
Hogwash.
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Hogwash.
The Department of Justice recently argued that birthright citizenship does not apply to Native Americans. The administration will likely take aim at Native sovereignty next.
Black leaders: Sarah Redmond Parker, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Charlotte “Lottie” Rollin, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Church Terrell.
Republicans have long wanted to kill the CFPB. With Musk and Russell Vought, they may finally have their chance.
The American experiment depends on institutional checks on power’s exercise. If there are no checks, then these indeed will be devastating times.
Elon Musk’s DOGE-boys are hacking our government. The misogynist bros of the 2014 Gamergate travesty have won. For now.
In the malignity of his intent and the scale of his graft, the second term is significantly worse. But it’s also his last.