Fast Track, Fine Print: Psychedelics, Ibogaine, and the FDA Clock
United States – April 20, 2026 – Trump’s new order pushes faster psychedelic reviews, including ibogaine. Speed can help patients, but only if the guardrails stay louder than th…
Author: Harlan Quill
A dusty patriot with a library card, a suspicious mind, and boots worn from pacing in protest. Raised on Tom Paine and taught by Orwell, Harlan doesn’t salute power — he scrutinizes it. He believes democracy is a rowdy dinner table, not a monologue from the rich. His columns are where forgotten truths resurface, cloaked in cautionary tales and sharpened by wit.
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Zero Tolerance, Zero Receipts: Congress Tries to Rebuild Trust
United States – April 20, 2026 – Congress keeps asking staffers to speak up, then buries the record. Transparency and due process can share a room.
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The Arctic Refuge lease notice: government by auction, guardrails optional
United States – April 20, 2026 – BLM put another Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain lease sale on the calendar, and the real governing seems to live in the Detailed Statement of Sale, …
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Eggs, Benchmarks, and the Cartel in the Lab Coat
United States – April 20, 2026 – DOJ is circling egg prices, and I want sunlight and due process before “benchmarking” turns into cartel math in a lab coat.
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When the world stops giving us the Treasury discount
United States – April 20, 2026 – The IMF warns U.S. debt is eroding the Treasury “safety premium,” pushing up borrowing costs as time narrows for an orderly fiscal fix.
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Swagel’s Sunny Debt Mood and Congress’s Permanent Tab
United States – April 20, 2026 – The CBO’s director says a debt crisis can be avoided. Fine. But optimism is not a vote, a timeline, or a guardrail.
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The Judge Said ‘Hold Separate.’ The FCC Heard ‘Go Faster.’
United States – April 18, 2026 – A judge froze a TV mega-merger, reminding Washington that ‘diversity’ is not a waiver button.
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The Midnight Renewal: Congress Keeps Refilling the Surveillance Mint Bowl
United States – April 18, 2026 – Congress just punted warrantless-style surveillance authority to April 30, proving the easiest way to renew power is to do it after midnight.
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The 2 a.m. Extension: Section 702 Lives to April 30, and Privacy Gets Another IOU
United States – April 18, 2026 – Congress extended FISA Section 702 to April 30 after a late-night scramble, keeping a powerful surveillance tool alive while the reforms fight g…
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Green Card, Red Light: The Court Tests the Border’s Presumption of Guilt
United States – April 18, 2026 – If your green card can turn into a boarding pass to limbo on a mere accusation, nobody is really ‘permanent’ here.
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