"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." James Madison

"The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty." John Adams

"The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty." John Adams

In today's Books and More podcast, Andrew and Ingrid do a deep dive into Donald Trump's speech at the UN yesterday. A broken teleprompter prompted Trump's rant, and showed the world why our democracy is broken: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." James Madison

In today's Books and More podcast, Andrew and Ingrid do a deep dive into Donald Trump's speech at the UN yesterday. A broken teleprompter prompted Trump's rant, and showed the world why our democracy is broken: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

My interview with bestselling author and filmmaker Michael McKinley. Among the topics: the dangers of having a president who cares more about himself than everyone else in the world combined (and it's not even close). open.spotify.com/episode/1EPa...

Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Trump speaks the truth.

Trump speaks the truth.

My interview with bestselling author and filmmaker Michael McKinley. Among the topics: the dangers of having a president who cares more about himself than everyone else in the world combined (and it's not even close). open.spotify.com/episode/1EPa...

Thank you Bluesky for your strong support of my new novel, The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld. We're off to a great start. #booksky

#BREAKING: Reagan-appointed judge rules against Trump and says use of the "automatic stay" to keep man locked up who had been ordered released by an immigration judge is illegal.

#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.

#BREAKING: Reagan-appointed judge rules against Trump and says use of the "automatic stay" to keep man locked up who had been ordered released by an immigration judge is illegal.

Social media exacerbates tribalism by feeding users confirmatory and incendiary political news. The two-party political system compounds the resulting irrationality by pitting two juggernauts against each other in a bitter, all-consuming rivalry. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Social media exacerbates tribalism by feeding users confirmatory and incendiary political news. The two-party political system compounds the resulting irrationality by pitting two juggernauts against each other in a bitter, all-consuming rivalry. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal Recognize a Palestinian State www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal Recognize a Palestinian State www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

Wow. Big.

Wow. Big.

Wow. Big.

Wow. Big.

Trump having TikTok sold to his friends has bigger implications than the Kimmel cancel. Jimmy's platform may even get bigger if he doubles down on social media. If TikTok US skews the algorithm toward Trump, on the other hand, it could transform the online public square.

Trump having TikTok sold to his friends has bigger implications than the Kimmel cancel. Jimmy's platform may even get bigger if he doubles down on social media. If TikTok US skews the algorithm toward Trump, on the other hand, it could transform the online public square.

Same week: 1. “Trump added $3 billion [in wealth] over the last year, leveraging the presidency for profit.” 2. “.. sales of foods commonly purchased when financial times get tough are on the rise ..” @zacheverson.com @nytimes.com www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

This victory for freedom of artistic expression and the 1st Amendment was clearly right and will very likely be upheld on appeal . . . but the struggle will probably be over a stay of any injunctive relief, and if it’s stayed then irreparable harm will occur anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/a...

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

Already!

Already!

This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.