AMERICANTHINKER - From 'The Boys of Summer' to Damn Dodgers
By Silvio Canto, Jr. The Dodgers exemplify what's wrong with baseball.
AMERICANTHINKER - Trump speaks loudly and carries a huge stick
By Noel S. Williams Trump is playing 3-D chess while the emotionally-laden naysayers, perhaps overwrought by a legitimate sense of historical injustice, seem overzealous.
AMERICANTHINKER - Iran strikes water systems -- media strikes Trump
By J.R. Dunn It’s just too much to ask for the media to get its priorities straight during an emergency.
NPR (Saige Miller) - For Republicans planning post-Trump future, one race in Washington is worth watching
The primary to replace Rep. Dan Newhouse is a rare opportunity for Washington's Republicans to seek federal office. Candidates representing different wings of the party are testing Trump's influence.
NPR (Juliana Kim) - Over 4 million people are no longer receiving food aid amid sweeping changes to SNAP
SNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes.
NPR (Meg Anderson) - The DOJ is increasingly charging ICE protesters with criminal conspiracy
The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration's deportation agenda.
NPR (Chiara Eisner) - Bedbugs, bad Wi-Fi: Federal workers say forced summer relocations have been chaos
Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.
NYTIMES (The Editorial Board) - Why State Ownership of A.I. Is a Bad Idea
Taking stakes in A.I. companies would not increase the government’s powers to control those companies. The opposite is more likely.
NYTIMES (M. Gessen) - Trump's Smithsonian Attacks Are Attacks on America’s Future
This is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.
WASHINGTONPOST (Erin Cox) - Black voters, divided on progressives, are pivotal in Michigan Senate primary
A disruptor or a pragmatist? In Tuesday's contest between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, Democrats weigh whether to remake the political system or work within it.