Benjamin Netanyahu came to New York, addressed the United Nations General Assembly, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, protests followed. Hundreds of people gathered outside the United Nations to protest Netanyahu’s appearance and Israel’s conduct in Gaza. The demonstrations included Jewish, Palestinian and other New Yorkers, along with elected officials, candidates and activists. At one demonstration on Thursday,Continue reading “When Politics Meets Reality: Netanyahu, Mamdani, the NYPD, and Trump”
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When AI Gets It Wrong, the Consequences Can Be Much Bigger Than a Bad Answer
There is a difference between asking AI to help you brainstorm a blog post and asking AI to help determine whether a foreign government is transporting nuclear-weapons material. That difference should be obvious. Unfortunately, apparently it wasn’t obvious enough. According to reporting published by CNN on September 18, 2026, the U.S. military came dangerously closeContinue reading “When AI Gets It Wrong, the Consequences Can Be Much Bigger Than a Bad Answer”
The Prophecy Fulfilled: How Mamdani’s Netanyahu Dance Played Out Exactly as Predicted
I said it back when this whole saga first flared up, when Zohran Mamdani was still riding the momentum of his mayoral campaign and delighting his base with the kind of righteous, uncompromising language that wins primaries but rarely survives contact with the actual machinery of governance, that he would eventually find a way toContinue reading “The Prophecy Fulfilled: How Mamdani’s Netanyahu Dance Played Out Exactly as Predicted”
Beyond the Headline: Why Grief and Glee Both Miss the Point
Today, on July 12th, 2026, news broke that Senator Lindsey Graham has died. Within minutes, timelines split into two familiar camps, the ones lighting candles and the ones lighting fireworks. Tributes poured in from colleagues who called him a friend, a fighter, a man of conviction. And just as quickly, another current rose up besideContinue reading “Beyond the Headline: Why Grief and Glee Both Miss the Point”
Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism
Both Sides Are Using Democratic Politicians As Whataboutism Punching Bags And It Needs To Stop There is a particular kind of argument that has become so common in American political discourse that most people do not even notice it anymore. It hides in plain sight. It shows up in comment sections, in dinner table arguments,Continue reading “Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism”
Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE
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.
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.”
Who the Hell Cares About Kristi Noemâs Boyfriend?
Thereâs been this wave of chatter recently about Kristi Noem and the supposed revelation that her boyfriend is involved in drag. And the internet, as it always does, immediately latched onto it like itâs the scandal of the century. And my reaction is simple: who the fuck cares? Seriously. Who. Cares. Now let me beContinue reading “Who the Hell Cares About Kristi Noemâs Boyfriend?”
Pax Chinacana
Thereâs a phrase that has defined global power for decades: Pax Americana. A Latin term meaning âAmerican Peace,â it describes the era of global order shaped largely by the United States after World War II. Not peace in the purest sense, but a system where America sat at the centerâmilitarily, economically, culturally, diplomatically. Whether countriesContinue reading “Pax Chinacana”
The Pro-Immigrant Case for Being Anti-Immigration (Right Now)
There is a statement that, at first glance, sounds completely contradictoryâespecially coming from someone on the political left. It almost sounds like a slogan designed to provoke confusion. Yet the more I have thought about it, the more convinced I have become that it is actually one of the most logically consistent positions someone whoContinue reading “The Pro-Immigrant Case for Being Anti-Immigration (Right Now)”