Reading List

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

Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras?

The US may or may not be marching toward war with Venezuela, but at the moment, there’s another Latin American country that seems to be occupying President Donald Trump’s attention.  Counting is currently underway in Honduras’s presidential election, which was held on Sunday, and the margins are razor thin, with Nasry “Tito” Asfura of the […]

Can Marco Rubio end the war in Ukraine?

President Donald Trump promised to stop the Ukraine-Russia war shortly after taking office, but it’s been almost a year since he was sworn in, and the war rages on. There have been several starts and stops in this latest round of peace talks, including allegations that special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was […]

Republicans want the Supreme Court to save them from their own inept mistake

Last month, a federal court in Texas ruled that a Republican gerrymander, expected to give the GOP five extra seats in the US House, must be struck down because of incompetent lawyering by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. In August, at Trump’s urging, Texas Republicans redrew their state’s congressional maps to make them much more […]

Vox launches new editorial package examining how America can improve its capacity to build

On Monday, Vox announced the launch of a major, multi-year editorial project exploring what it will take for the United States to restore its capacity to build — from new energy solutions, to upgrading transportation systems, to dramatically expanding the nation’s housing supply. The project stems from a clear diagnosis: America urgently needs to build […]

Why you should donate blood, briefly explained

Donating money isn’t the only way you can help people. You can also give your blood.  Although approximately 62 percent of Americans are eligible to donate blood, only 3 percent do so each year. But someone needs blood every few seconds in the US. While the average red blood cell transfusion is about three units, […]