A Cloud That Looks Like a Bird

For my part, I knew that I had fallen in love with Dry Leaf when another cow—or was it a horse? —ambled through the frame enfolded in a pixelated outline distinct from the rest of the sky behind it. I understood that what I was looking at was the byproduct of a ringing artifact, a ghost at the meeting point of cow and sky.

ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives

I had an ultimately harmless encounter with ICE at an airport TSA checkpoint. It was a preview of a new, more sophisticated way to terrorize people.

DNC Resolution to Reject AIPAC Funding Puts Democratic Leaders in the Hot Seat

A symbolic DNC resolution could force Democrats to take a stand on the millions the increasingly toxic AIPAC spends on Democratic primaries.

The United States of Westeros

“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, ” like its predecessor series, offers a prescient glimpse into contemporary politics.

DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator

Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry.

The Regime Survives, Trump Has to Deal, and Iranians Are the Biggest Losers

Short of a full-scale invasion of Iran, it looks like Trump will need to deal with the Islamic Republic.

Rubio: U. S. -Iran War Could Last Another 2 to 4 Weeks

The White House remains committed to achieving all of its war objectives despite a lack of NATO support.

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

Festering battles on the international tennis circuit have finally burst into the open.