Political Analysis
Political commentary and analysis essays not focused on specific GriftMatrix suspects.
29 pieces
We ALL Fell for the Same Russian Bot Chart
Ukraine really hit Yandex. The bots that went quiet were never the trolls.
Trump and Every President Before Him Have Been Selling You Fear on Purpose
A graphic design grad reverse-engineers the White House war propaganda and finds the same playbook every president has used - make you afraid of the right things so you stop asking questions.
Trump Gutted the CDC and by July There’ll Be One Person Left to Handle a Rabies Crisis
The CDC paused rabies and poxvirus testing because Trump fired half the lab staff. One person is left on the rabies team. One.
Ohio’s “Protect the Children” Drag Bill Was Co-Sponsored by a Man Accused of Climbing Into Bed with a Minor
Ohio's House passed HB 249 to protect children from drag. One cosponsor was accused of climbing into bed with a minor. The bill's author protested a Pride event alongside neo-Nazi demonstrators.
Netanyahu Just Passed a Death Penalty Law Critics Say Applies to Palestinians but Not Jewish Israelis
Israel's Knesset voted to make the death penalty the default for West Bank Palestinians convicted of terror killings, while Israel's civilian courts keep the choice of life in prison. Two legal systems, one land, zero pretense.
Organizers Say 8 Million Showed Up Saturday. The Number That Actually Matters Is 12 Million.
Eight million people turned out Saturday for No Kings. That's 2.4% of the country. The threshold where governments historically can't hold is 3.5%. The movement is 3.5 million people short.
Elizabeth Warren Asks Billionaires for Two Pennies on the Dollar and You’d Think She Proposed Guillotines
Warren's Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act asks for 2 cents per dollar above $50 million. It would raise $6.2 trillion - enough to fund universal child care, free college, and Medicare expansion.
The Poundcake Verdict
Afroman wore a flag suit to federal court, played raid footage on a projector, and beat seven armed deputies who sued him for making fun of them.
No Plan, No Exit
A senator walked out of a classified war briefing and said the plans are "incoherent and incomplete." Here's what's actually happening - and why your gas prices are just the beginning.
The Quiet War: How US and European Sanctions Have Killed 38 Million People and Almost Never Worked
A Lancet study found US and EU sanctions killed 38 million people over 50 years - 51% of them children under five. The success rate? Thirteen percent.
The War Powers Act Is a Joke and Everyone Knows It
Congress has voted eight times on Iran war powers since June. Eight failures. The War Powers Act hasn't stopped a president from going to war since World War II, and it won't start now.
Tennessee’s Kill Bill: The State That Can’t Keep Mothers Alive Drafts a Way to Execute Them
Tennessee has the worst maternal mortality rate in the country. Their solution? Execute women who get abortions. HB 570 would classify abortion as homicide, making patients eligible for the death penalty. Pro-life, they say.