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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Even accepting the Trump administration's claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar "perfidy." read more


An Empty Bliss Beyond This World


The Trump administration's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is backfiring in the halls of Congress - likely one reason why investors still have yet to panic. No less than a half-dozen GOP senators publicly criticized the Department of Justice for investigating Powell over Hill testimony last year about the Fed headquarters' renovation.


Monday, January 12, 2026

The Los Angeles Times obtained an internal review of US Border Patrol's use-of-force policies, which US Customs and Border Protection has refused to release publicly (members of Congress have seen a summary). While the Times did not offer the report in full, the paper did publish previously unseen snippets that portray a law enforcement agency operating under loose use-of-force standards and little accountability. The review was completed in February 2013 by the Police Executive Research Forum, a nonprofit that develops best practices for law enforcement use-of-force policies. It examined sixty-seven use-of-force incidents by federal border agents near the US-Mexico border that resulted in nineteen deaths.


Sunday, January 11, 2026

Michelle Goldberg: The killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and widow of a military veteran, tests that assumption. ICE, said Ellison, is all but telling people, "You want to defend your neighbors, you're going to do it at the risk of your own life.' I think that's the unmistakable message. read more


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