Say what you like about the tenets of populism, it certainly seems to be, well, popular. But what are the tenets of populism?

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Tulsi Gabbard, a combat veteran who detests military intervention, joined the MAGA coalition full of hope that Donald Trump ...

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Clean water advocate and author Chris Jones announced he is formally launching a campaign for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, ...

Scott Adams, the 'Dilbert' cartoonist who satirized a certain kind of workplace culture for more than 30 years before ...

Right after Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, the internet started showing me his videos. This was, initially, disappointing. After a decade of companionship, I had hoped my phone would ...

Trump's specific, documented exertions of state power over the past year should be enough to declare him a dangerous foe of ...

Excommunication in general is a rather stringent penalty that ought to be employed only for serious offenses, and ideally by ...

This is the prepared text of Gov. Jared Polis’ 2026 State of the State address to the Colorado General Assembly, which he ...

Democrats and Democratic leaners are more likely than Republicans and GOP leaners to say they want more parties (46% vs. 29%) ...

From an order today by Magistrate Judge Philip Lammens in Loomer v. Maher (M.D. Fla.) (the underlying case is a defamation lawsuit over Maher's saying President Trump "might be" "fucking" Loomer): ...