Rocky Adkins for Senate? He's not denying the possibility, and many KY Dems see a chance to take a seat that's been red since '99. A “more middle-of-the-road, rural Democrat that used to have a lot of success in this state.” kentucky.com/news/politics-…

Trump says reporting by independent news outlets is biased and should be deemed to be against the law. "It has to be illegal, it’s influencing judges and it’s really changing law, and it just cannot be legal. I don’t believe it’s legal." AlexGangitano thehill.com/homenews/admin…

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“My duty is to hope,” Mary Berry of The Berry Center says of efforts to preserve and protect rural agrarian life. Read my interview with her for Garden & Gun. gardenandgun.com/articles/savin…

Exclusive: Trump's push to seize control of the Library of Congress has run temporarily aground due to quiet but firm resistance from GOP congressional leaders. politico.com/news/2025/05/1…

In which I recommend essays by Madeleine Kearns, Chris Smaje, Elizabeth Bruenig, Jason Kyle Howard, Avital Balwit, tylercowen, Megan Fritts, Charles Marohn, B, and others.

🚨Cool H-L opportunity🚨 We're trying to move quickly on 2 brand new paid intern slots. You can be studying at ANY college, but you must be a HS grad or former resident of an official KY Appalachian county (see below). Interested? Contact our editor at [email protected]

Six months into his second term, the president refuses to change his policies and behavior bit.ly/40yiEEi

Don't miss Sophia Tesfaye's latest Salon column on Megyn Kelly's beef with #Beyoncé. salon.com/2025/08/06/meg…

My new book, “The Bronze Arms,” comes out from Alfred A. Knopf in February 2026. Jacket designed by Chip Kidd 🖤

Melania Trump’s letter to Vladimir Putin…could have been better. I wrote about it for Salon. salon.com/2025/08/19/was…

ICYMI: important column from Chauncey DeVega that’s full of good insight Salon salon.com/2025/08/23/pea…

DC is under assault by Trump & Mayor Bowser needs backup. H/t Jason Kyle Howard. salon.com/2025/09/06/dc-…

Kirk’s killer has not been identified. Historically, those who commit political violence have confusing ideologies and are motivated for reasons that don’t match our partisan divides. That’s why political violence should always be condemned, regardless of motives.

As a cradle baseball fan I loved talking with the great sportswriter JaneLeavy about her new book, and what's wrong and right with baseball, for Salon. Make her commissioner MLB! salon.com/2025/11/03/jan…

Looks like there is a new sign outside the Oval Office.

As a Yale student, I see the university’s double-speak on “institutional neutrality” as dangerous bit.ly/4nKGcyv

Read the room, Sen. Schumer. My latest for Salon. salon.com/2025/11/11/eve…

PHOTO OF THE DAY. John F Kennedy lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda, Washington DC (1963). 📷 George Mobley