Imagining a 2028 Presidential Campaign for a Limited Presidency
Why we need a smaller presidency and a more powerful Congress.
The Communist and the Caricature: The Missed Opportunity in August Nimtz and Kyle Edwards' "The Communist and the Revolutionary Liberal in the Second American Revolution"
Nimtz and Edwards offer caricatures where a fascinating and nuanced reality was available.
DOGE Dunces, Depositions, DC Cops and Scoop Ethics (Half the Answer #73, with Marisa Kabas)
DC cops assisted the DOGE boys in breaking into the United States Institute of Peace office in March 2025—and now journalist Marisa Kabas of the Handbasket has obtained their body cam footage from that day. She tells Trent and Caitlin how she did it, and they discuss the total
Iran, Slopulism, and the Eternal Innocence of the American People
Popular sovereignty means we must all take responsibility for the outcomes of our choices at the ballot box.
Just Throw the Nazis Out of Your Bar
Lessons from Nicholas Ensley Mitchell’s "On Bigotry."
Holding ICE and Border Patrol Accountable (Half the Answer #72, with Joshua Erlich)
Trent and Caitlin catch up with employment litigator Joshua Erlich about the difficulties of holding immigration and border patrol agents to account when they break the law. What happens when you can't be sure which individual attacked you? How can their actions be restricted, and what should Democrats
Amend and Reform the Pardon Clause of the Constitution in 2027
Let's teach ourselves how to say goodbye.
"Parental Rights" and the Authoritarian Family
For advocates of "parental rights," family autonomy becomes both reward and weapon, extended to those who conform and withdrawn from those who do not.
Political Polarization Across the U.S.A. and Europe (Half the Answer #71, with Aurelien Mondon)
Caitlin and Trent talk with Aurelien Mondon about his recent political science paper outlining the limitations of considering all politics through the lens of "polarization." They discuss the pitfalls of the term and the ways "polarizing" events and speech can be drastically different and sometimes even
The Purchase of My Body
Submission to injustice, and sanction of injustice, are different things.
Gambling on War
An insider made hundreds of thousands betting just before Maduro was kidnapped. This kind of behavior is becoming normalized.
Right-Wing Attacks on James Talarico Are a Reminder That Christian Extremism Is Official Republican Policy
The reaction to Talarico's Christian rhetoric demonstrates the ways in which far-right theology is about underwriting misogyny and racism.