The latest legal battle over birthright citizenship—sparked by efforts tied to Trump and now before the Supreme Court—has reignited one of those debates that manages to feel both incredibly straightforward and maddeningly complex at the same time. At first glance, the issue seems almost too simple to argue about. The Fourteenth Amendment says what it…
SAVE America Act: Safeguard or Symbolic Politics?
The SAVE America Act is a proposal that aims to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. On its face, it sounds about as controversial as saying water is wet: only citizens should vote in U.S. elections. Fair enough. But as with most things in politics, the simplicity ends right…
Spies, Security, and the Fourth Amendment: The Never-Ending Fight Over FISA Section 702
Every few years, Washington dusts off one of its most awkward debates: whether the federal government should continue using Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign targets. The argument has returned again, and like clockwork, it has managed to unite some very strange political bedfellows. Civil libertarians…
The 2020 Election Zombie
American politics has always had a tendency to hold grudges, but the lingering battle over the 2020 election might be one of the most stubborn political aftershocks in modern history. Most elections fade into the background once the ballots are counted, the lawsuits are resolved, and the next cycle begins. The 2020 election, however, has…
A Time of Strategic Boldness and Consequential Questions
As we approach the 2026 midterm elections, President Trump is not retreating to the customary presidential sidelines. Instead, he has made clear — through his own advisers and actions — that he intends to play a front-and-center role in influencing Republican outcomes. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles stated publicly that Trump will be…
Justice or Just Politics? The Comey Case Exposes Washington’s Rotten Double Standard
When a federal judge says the Justice Department may have “indicted first and investigated later,” that’s a flashing red light over the temple of American justice. That’s what Judge William Fitzpatrick said this week in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, who’s accused of lying to Congress back in 2020 about FBI…
Keep the Filibuster and Beat the Shutdown the Right Way
President Trump is right about one thing: Washington’s broken. The endless gridlock, the political posturing, and now another government shutdown. It’s enough to make any sensible American want to throw the rulebook out the window. But there’s one rule we can’t afford to toss: the Senate filibuster. Yes, it’s frustrating. Yes, it slows things down.…
Senate Republicans, the Nuclear Option & What’s at Stake
So, here’s the scene in Washington: President Trump has a lineup of nominees—ambassadors, undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, the whole alphabet soup of federal posts—cooling their heels in political purgatory. Many of them had already survived the gauntlet of committee hearings, some even with bipartisan nods of approval. You’d think that would earn them a reasonably quick…
A Tax Too Far? Weighing the 3.5% Remittance Levy in the One Big Beautiful Bill
Let’s talk about money—specifically, money flying out of the country faster than a kid bolting from chores. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has an interesting provision that I haven’t heard anyone talk about: a 3.5% tax on money sent abroad by non-citizens, including green card holders and visa workers. Let’s examine this from an…
Trump’s Second Term: 100 Days In — Triumph, Turbulence, or Trouble?
Well, bless your heart if you thought Trump's second term was going to be boring. It’s been just over 100 days since President Trump retook the reins of government, and whether you love him, tolerate him, or hate him, you can’t deny this: he came out of the gate like a bull on a mission.…
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