Journalism

Again and again, I heard people say they were not protesters but protectors—of their communities, of their values, of the Constitution. Vice President Vance has decried the protests as “engineered chaos” produced by far-left activists working in tandem with local authorities. But the reality on the ground is both stranger and more interesting. The... See more

Most commuters work in pairs—a co-pilot listens in on a dispatcher who provides the locations of ICE encounters and can run plates through a database of cars that federal agents have used in the past. Green Bean explained what happens when they identify an ICE vehicle. (Both ICE and Border Patrol are in Minneapolis, but everyone just calls them... See more

The Monroe Doctrine is a U.S. foreign policy that opposes European colonialism and intervention in the Western Hemisphere, proclaiming it a separate sphere of influence. Announced by President James Monroe in 1823, its main points are that European powers should not interfere in the affairs of the Americas, the continents are not open to future... See more

I talked with Jim Mathews about the situation at some length, hoping for clarity. Mathews didn’t have a perfect explanation either. He thought Brightline had been arrogant and callous, but he also thought the real issue was bigger. Americans are okay with tens of billions of tax dollars funding highways and airports overseen by powerful regulatory... See more

Yes, there were the (very good) “No Kings” rallies in June. And yes, groups such as Indivisible continue to organize conventional progressives. But for the most part, a miasma of passivity seems to have swept over the anti-Trump ranks. Institution after institution cuts deals with the Trump-administration extortion racket. In private, business... See more