Wise words … open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/t…

The bishop is heroic, saying out loud what others will not. nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/… via @NYTimes

ICYMI: Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

A well-done and measured criticism of POTUS jumping the gun with opinion instead of facts. triblive.com/opinion/lori-f…

Trump’s retribution has no limits. But these are strong news groups and they will still report the news effectively and fairly. nbcnews.com/politics/donal… via @nbcnews

The underlying point here is that Trump plays the role of an "observer" rather than President. In other words, he's the loud guy at the bar spouting opinions (instead of facts). theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Punishing journalists for not adopting state-mandated terminology is an alarming attack on press freedom. That's viewpoint discrimination, and it's unconstitutional. President Trump has the authority to change how the U.S. government refers to the Gulf. But he cannot punish a

This weekend NYT story reveals what happens when our elected officials respond with weakness and cowardice to bullying. nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/…

The carrot. ... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2025/02/19/wor…

Performance politics at its most shocking and offensive: Vance bends a knee to Trump; Trump bends a knee to Putin. usatoday.com/story/news/wor… via @usatoday

Trumpland's latest goof, as The Hill writes on HHS cuts: "Some employees who received notices were told to contact Anita Pinder, former director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, if they believed they were being discriminated against. Pinder died last year."

You go, Harvard! Protect your boundaries. Hopefully other universities will do the same. nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/…

Let’s celebrate! open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/h…

ahem nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Welcome to the “United States of Incompetence.”… washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Constitutional or not? nytimes.com/2025/06/23/us/…

Ouch. ... The U.S. economy contracted sharply to start 2025 — worse than previously thought qz.com/us-economy-q1-…

Scrutinizing presidential war powers. snopes.com/news/2025/06/2…

The cautions on the pathway to authoritarianism. facebook.com/share/v/1B2dFQ…

A RISING TRUMP-ERA TREND: Republicans keep voting for bills they say they don't like Some call to undo/fix policies they just backed. Others predict they'll have regrets. Some threaten to vote no, then fold. Others warn they're ceding Article I power. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…