Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

How a tiff over tariffs exposed the Canadian government’s fragility

Canada’s government is in trouble. The government currently in charge of the country — led by longtime Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — took its latest hit on Monday, when Trudeau’s right-hand official (and former staunch ally), Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, surprised Canadians by offering her resignation in a spectacular fashion, issuing […]

A new Supreme Court case about religion has a hidden trap for workers

One of the Supreme Court’s very first actions after Republicans gained a 6-3 supermajority on its bench was a revolutionary decision expanding religious institutions’ right to seek exemptions from state laws. Since then, the Court has fairly consistently favored Christian litigants who seek such exemptions, or who raise other religious liberty-related claims (though it has […]

Trump’s for-profit presidency

“Victory” cologne and perfume. “Crypto President” watches. Limited-edition “American Eagle” guitars. T-branded golf shoes and “Fight Fight Fight” high-top sneakers.  These are just a sample of the many products licensed to bear President-elect Donald Trump’s brand, including some that he has promoted on his social media site Truth Social just weeks before his inauguration. If […]

What’s up with all these drone sightings?

Multiple states on the East Coast and beyond have fielded reports of mysterious drone sightings in the last few weeks, spurring questions and conspiracy theories about what they are, their purpose, and who might be operating them.  Details, so far, suggest many cases of misidentification — and no signs of risk. In a statement Thursday […]

The danger of Trump’s promise to pardon J6 defendants

President-elect Donald Trump has been talking for years about pardoning the people who took part in the January 6, 2021, insurrection, and he could do so on day one of his second term. In a March post on his social media network Truth Social, he said he would “Free the January 6 Hostages being wrongfully […]