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Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE

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One prediction I have about American politics is that eventually a significant portion of the MAGA movement is going to turn on ICE. Not all of them, of course. Political movements are rarely unanimous about anything. But I think there will come a moment when many of the same people who today defend ICE, praiseContinue reading “Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE”

We Cannot Call for Violence. Even Now. Especially Now.

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Last night, shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. President Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents. Vice President JD Vance and members of the Cabinet were evacuated. A law enforcement officer was struck, saved only by his bulletproof vest. A suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen,Continue reading “We Cannot Call for Violence. Even Now. Especially Now.”

A Prediction I Made About AI Politics That Looks Wrong, and Why the Debate Has Become More Complicated

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For a while, I made a political prediction about artificial intelligence that I genuinely thought would come true. I believed conservatives, who often embraced business expansion, rapid technological growth, and market-driven innovation, would remain strongly pro-AI. I also thought liberals, progressives, and leftists—many of whom raised early concerns about labor displacement, surveillance, corporate abuse, andContinue reading “A Prediction I Made About AI Politics That Looks Wrong, and Why the Debate Has Become More Complicated”

Smoke, Mirrors, and the Hug Heard Around the Right

So yeah — J.D. Vance hugged Erika Kirk on stage, and the internet lost its collective mind. A hug. A public hug. Suddenly everyone’s got a hot take — whether it was “too close,” “too emotional,” “too much.” People are freeze-framing screenshots, debating hand placement like it’s the Zapruder film. You’d think this was Watergate,Continue reading “Smoke, Mirrors, and the Hug Heard Around the Right”

When Compassion Gets Dismissed

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about something that happened in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death. Two people I knew online, one a good friend of mine and the other just an acquaintance through that friend, had a falling out over the whole thing. And honestly, I wasn’t surprised. Not because I wanted itContinue reading “When Compassion Gets Dismissed”

Trump’s Submarine Threat Isn’t Just Reckless — It’s the Next Chapter in a War That’s Already Global

So now we’re moving nuclear submarines around because of a social media post? That’s what Donald Trump did this week. On August 1st, the man who claims he’ll “keep us out of war” ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to new positions after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized Trump’s Ukraine policy on Twitter. This isContinue reading “Trump’s Submarine Threat Isn’t Just Reckless — It’s the Next Chapter in a War That’s Already Global”