Deportation, Delivered With a Side of Requests
The Trump White House insisted foreign policy was finally being run like a business. No more freeloaders. No more favors. Everything would be transactional, efficient, and hard-nosed. Which is why it is useful to read the paperwork and see just how flexible those principles became once deportations were on the table. According to internal U.S. […]
ICE Agent’s iPhone Takes Center Stage in Renee Good Shooting — Because When the World Is Burning, Someone’s Gotta Get Good Lighting
In Minneapolis this week, federal immigration agent Jonathan Ross somehow managed to turn what should have been a serious law-enforcement encounter into the nation’s weirdest attempt at TikTokCop. As protests roiled after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, the centerpiece of the controversy wasn’t just the use of force — it was the fact […]
Welcome to the New USA™
Where Freedom Is Private, Rules Are Optional, and Power Comes With a Premium Plan Congratulations, traveler—you’ve arrived in the New United States of America, a bold experiment in Extreme Limited Government™. Here, we’ve streamlined democracy, outsourced accountability, and let the market decide almost everything (especially things you used to vote on). Please enjoy your stay, […]
How GOP “Limited Government” Leads to a Third-World Future for the United States
For decades, Republican leadership has insisted that “limited federal government” is the secret ingredient to American freedom. Less oversight, fewer rules, weaker institutions—because nothing says liberty like hoping powerful actors will restrain themselves out of kindness. According to this vision, once government steps aside, markets will behave, corporations will act ethically, and billionaires will suddenly […]