MAGA salivates at the chance to cut off food stamps
The Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the most successful anti-hunger programs in American history.…
“Biblical justice for all”: How North Carolina’s chief justice transformed his state
In early 2023, Paul Newby, the Republican chief justice of North Carolina’s Supreme Court, gave the state and the nation…
Trump administration restricts annual refugee admissions to historic low
President Donald Trump announced that the United States would cap refugee admissions at 7,500 in the coming fiscal year, with…
Prince Andrew stripped of titles amid Epstein fallout
King Charles III announced today that he is stripping his brother, Prince Andrew, of all royal titles and honors. The…
Gen X women don’t have the bandwidth to figure out why they feel so terrible
At the end of last year, I started to see a cognitive behavioral therapist. My executive function, the set of…
GOP health care cuts will hurt kids like mine
Last week was an eventful week for my family. The week began for us at a Moral Monday press conference…
Opioids ravaged Appalachia. I’m one of the survivors
I want to write about the first time I did a pill. It was a turning point, one of those…
Long Island wine importer behind Times of London’s “DeBlasio” mix-up
There’s nothing newsworthy about someone from Long Island disliking a progressive policy in New York City. Still, it made the…
The true cost of “convenience culture”
Amanda Lee McCarty is telling me about the first time she used Instacart. It was in 2020, at the start…
Tennessee man jailed for meme freed after charge dropped
A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer who spent more than a month behind bars for posting a meme quoting President…