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Author: Scott Lemieux

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John Roberts’s coerced omerta

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On February 2, 2026
If sunlight is the best disinfectant, we know how Republican elites now feel about fighting infections [gift link]: In November of 2024, two weeks after voters returned President Donald Trump to office, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. summoned employees of the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Elon, Woody, and Jeffrey

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On January 30, 2026
Oh dear: Somehow, Elon Musk’s infamous outburst accusing Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files has managed to age both incredibly well and incredibly poorly. Trump, as you’re probably well aware by now, has featured quite a bit in the DOJ’s ongoing releases of documents from...
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Domestic imperialism

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On January 29, 2026
Speaking of Trump just outright saying things that would generally remain subtextual: In a recent phone call with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, President Donald Trump compared the federal immigration operation in Minneapolis to the military mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Walz told MS NOW....
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