Congress Wants a Purge. The Constitution Wants a Process.
United States – April 16, 2026 – Congress is staring down an ethics breaking point: members want fast, dramatic accountability, but the institution still owes the country someth…
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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A Clean Air Deadline Missed, and the Court Clock Starts Ticking Again
United States – April 15, 2026 – EPA missed a Clean Air Act deadline tied to the 2024 soot (PM2.5) standard, and a new lawsuit is asking a federal judge to compel the overdue ar…
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The FTC’s Ad-Agency Cartel Crackdown: Fine. Just Don’t Turn Antitrust Into a Speech Dial
United States – April 15, 2026 – The FTC says it’s stopping coordinated ad-boycott standards. Good. Now keep the remedy aimed at collusion, not culture-war speech policing.
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If Rate Cuts Wait Until 2027, Who Exactly Is Supposed to Hold Their Breath?
United States – April 15, 2026 – Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee says rate cuts could slip to 2027 if oil-driven inflation stays stubborn, leaving households stuck with hi…
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Cooler PPI, Hotter Gas: The Report Was Polite. The Energy Column Was Not.
United States – April 15, 2026 – Producer prices rose less than expected in March, but an energy spike tied to the war with Iran is still the kind of inflation that leaks into e…
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Washington’s “Clean” FISA Extension, and the Mud It Tracks Into Your Privacy
United States – April 15, 2026 – As an April 20 deadline nears, President Donald Trump and key allies want a “clean” 18-month Section 702 extension, even as incidental collectio…
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The Indirect-Cost War: Courts Blocked the 15% Cap, So Washington Will Try the Side Door
United States – April 15, 2026 – A 15% cap on research “overhead” just lost in court, but the appetite to micromanage science did not.
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DOJ’s “Weaponization” Report and the Temptation to Punish the Process
United States – April 15, 2026 – DOJ says it’s correcting biased FACE Act enforcement, but firing prosecutors over past cases risks turning accountability into obedience.
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Oakland’s encampment vote is housing policy, wearing a sanitation name tag
United States – April 15, 2026 – Oakland voted to speed up encampment closures and expand RV towing authority, and the real question is whether the new discretion comes with gua…
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Medicare’s ACCESS experiment is a big bet on digital care. The guardrails need to be bigger.
United States – April 14, 2026 – CMS is inviting 150-plus tech-enabled care groups into Medicare chronic care. Modernization is welcome, but privacy, proof, and enforcement need…
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