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Republicans implode after stunning Democratic victories

Trumpism ran into a blue wall of Democratic opposition on Tuesday, resulting in resounding election losses for Republicans in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City and California. The election of Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim and millennial to lead New…

November 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Netflix’s current Christmas slate has left us cold. What went wrong after its promising start?

It may seem unimaginable now that we’ve once again found ourselves covered in cheap tinsel and fake snow every time we hear the tu-dum! sound, but a mere 10 years ago, there was no such thing as the Netflix Christmas…

November 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Supreme Court appears uncertain on Trump’s “emergency” argument for tariffs

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for and against President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff scheme on Wednesday. In what could be a monumental break, the conservatives on the bench appear skeptical of the Trump administration’s justifications. Though Congress typically sets…

November 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

It’s a rough world out there. Kids deserve to know

It seems almost strange, given that we were all young once upon a time, but figuring out how to communicate with kids can be challenging. No one really wants to admit it, but it’s true. Kids are smart. They know…

November 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“You must be held accountable”: Mamdani gears up for ICE showdown

Zohran Mamdani sent a message to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mere hours after handily winning the New York City mayoral election. While speaking to reporters in Queens about his transition team, Mamdani was asked about recent ICE actions in…

November 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Jake Clemons on his Beatles conversion and the family legacy that started it all

E Street Band member and multi-instrumentalist Jake Clemons joined host Kenneth Womack to discuss going from being reluctant to accept Beatles music to becoming a full-fledged fan on “Everything Fab Four,” a podcast co-produced by me and Womack (a music…

November 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Without Dick Cheney, Donald Trump would be nowhere

For someone who was so powerful in his day, the tributes that have come after the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday at the age of 84 have been muted. Save for a perfunctory statement issued by…

November 5, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Trump’s triumphal arch is a monument fit for an emperor

On Oct. 28, President Donald Trump fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency with an important but often overlooked job: To review construction projects in and around Washington, D.C., including government buildings, monuments…

November 5, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Donald Trump doesn’t understand the drug war he’s fighting

Despite his claims of sobriety, Donald Trump loves drugs. Without them, he wouldn’t have the bogeyman he requires to push forward the most authoritarian aspects of his agenda: mass surveillance, squads of secret police and wars of imperialism. Like every…

November 5, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Oklahoma’s short-lived “woke-proof” classroom could still leave a mark

Oklahoma has become a testing ground for reshaping public school curriculum to reflect conservative viewpoints, Make America Great Again priorities and a push for Christian nationalism in the classroom. Oklahoma’s former state education Superintendent Ryan Walters oversaw several controversial education…

November 5, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0