The Watchdogs Forgot the Forms, Again
A GAO audit found the Integrity Committee built to enforce OIG misconduct review timelines and documentation repeatedly missed the required paperwork beats—so the “fix” is more compliance stapled to the same haunted process.
Receipts Don’t Read Slogans
Every “end inflation” promise collapses at checkout, because receipts don’t RSVP to campaign slogans. The promise side can do the whole “quickly bring down…
Promise Made, Promise Broken: “No New Wars” Turns Into “War Isn’t Peace” (Plus Rising Prices)
“NO NEW WARS? NO NEW WARS. AMERICA FIRST.” sounds like a promise you can frame: “I stop wars” and “Restore peace.” But then the…
Seniors Need Care at Home—Not a Nationwide Freeze: Existing Providers Stay, New Providers Stop
“Help seniors stay at home” gets a choir seat on the Biden-Harris side: expand home & community care, support caregivers, strengthen care-worker pay. Then…
Follow the Money: The Family Cover-Up Edition (GOP Silence / Family Money Trail)
Nothing screams “rules for thee” like a party that demands competition, accountability, and process—right up until the moment the reported family connection starts matching…
There’s No Protester Database (It’s Just the Records Cabinet, Actually)
ICE insists it doesn’t keep a “database” of protesters—except the referenced correspondence and official paperwork treat “records” like the practical thing you’re still being sorted into. The panic isn’t imaginary; it’s the vocabulary game.
A Raise That Buys Less
Big win for the donors, I guess: the paycheck gets a little fatter on paper, and then the grocery store comes in like a…
Follow the Money to the Same Wallet
The modern Washington trick is to package one giant cash-and-favors machine as eight different “issues,” then act stunned when the paper trail smells like…
When the Last Name Becomes the Business Plan
In Washington, some people earn a living by knowing things. Others earn a living by being related to the sign above the door. That’s…
Amazon Keeps Finding the Same Door
Hugh Jass has a simple rule: when the money, the cloud, and the government all keep showing up in the same hallway, somebody is…
Power Up the Grid, Power Up the Portfolio
America always seems to find religion on infrastructure right after somebody’s balance sheet gets a little too excited. First it’s “we need more power,”…
The Kushner Measure of Distance
I am told this is all ordinary business, which is usually how people describe a thing right before the brakes fail on a hill.…
The Calendar Knows When the Money Moves
In Washington, the calendar keeps acting like it has a private text chain with the money. CPI day, Fed day, market spike day —…
Trump Crypto and the Office-to-Token Pipeline
Nothing says “public service” like turning the office into a launchpad and the launchpad into a wallet. That’s the Trump crypto trick: sell disruption…
Trump’s Report Card Comes Back All Fs
Trump has perfected the oldest student move in America: make a giant promise, skip the work, then blame the teacher when the test comes…
Nvidia, the Policy Lane, and the Elevator Up
When policy, approvals, and stock gains all seem to arrive in the same sedan, a fellow starts wondering who handed out the keys. We…
Who Touched the Trades?
In a country where accountability is treated like a clerical error, “manual” is not a comforting word when the money starts sprinting. The second…