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Tag: Institutional Failure

They’re Not “Interfering With Law Enforcement.” They’re Responding to Constitutional Violations.

In “Why are Americans interfering with law enforcement?”, Joe Palaggi argues that protests, filming federal agents, and civilian engagement with police activity amount to harmful interference that substitutes activism for formal reform. The Hill published this opinion on February 12, 2026. But this framing misses the root cause of the unrest. Americans aren’t inconvenienced spectators. […]

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 Clarifies That Safety Sometimes Looks Like Shooting the Wrong Person

Vintage propaganda-style illustration with the text “WHO’S THE REAL THREAT?” across the top. The U.S. Capitol rises in the background beneath a large American flag. In the foreground, heavily armed ICE agents in tactical gear point assault rifles toward civilians labeled as law-abiding immigrants and peaceful protesters. One protester holds up a cellphone, another cradles a cat, both unarmed and visibly frightened. The scene uses bold red, navy, and cream colors with a retro halftone texture, creating a satirical contrast between aggressive federal force and harmless civilian behavior.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it is protecting Americans. This assurance arrived again last week, right on schedule, as federal agents expanded their presence in Minneapolis under the familiar explanation that they are hunting violent criminals. Murderers. Rapists. The usual collection of people who are never present at the actual arrest. On Saturday, federal agents […]