Saturday, April 18, 2026

Not exceptional. It’s strange.

Here are examples where America is different from other countries...

My life with Maus

Or how I was banned (even if in a second-hand way) by a Trumpian world.

TV news and its long dark night of the soul

Tunnel vision and faulty polls blinded television to what was happening during the election. But that’s not all.

Federal judge: FBI can keep secret rules on warrantless espionage of reporters

“Whether it’s the Obama administration or the Trump administration, the government should not be able to keep its rules for spying on journalists without a court order secret.”

Fox contributor and Fox guest float internment after London attack, network later apologizes

This is not the first time the idea of internment camps to deal with Islamist terrorism has been floated on a Fox show.

One year later: GOP tax scam results in $9 billion in profits for big...

"These shameful actions—and the Republican tax law that permitted them—indicate just how rigged the system is against working people and the middle class."

From porn to tweets and online bullying; The Age of Abuse

Unity, cooperation and tolerance are the pre-eminent values of the time.

Judgment day for the national security state

The coronavirus and the real threats to American safety and freedom...

How to get past despair to powerful action on climate change

The evidence is clear that people are changing the climate dramatically. But human actions can also affect the climate for the better.