Two deranged megalomaniacs think they own the American government. Of course they end up fighting.
DOGE
Posted inPolitics
DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby’s Crib Unsafe
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.
Posted inPolitics
Republican Mega-Bill Charges Federal Workers for Basic Rights on the Job
If the spending bill is passed, an estimated three-quarters of eligible federal workers may be coerced into at-will employment.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Go, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors Again
The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Predatory Lenders in the Operating Room
Medical credit cards have gone mainstream, preying on sick people at their most vulnerable.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk’s Fake Retreat From DOGE
Despite the billionaire nominally stepping back, his loyalists remain in control of the group.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Republicans Break the Weather
The private sector can’t match the value proposition of the National Weather Service, but companies work to entice Americans to pay up anyway. What happens if they can’t?
Posted inTAP
Flying Blind
Today on TAP: Trump and his appointees are making the airport mess worse. But it would be a mistake to pin this crisis entirely on him.
Posted inTAP
So Much for Consumer Product Safety
Today on TAP: Last week, Trump fired the three Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and is sacking much of the staff.
Posted inEconomic Policy
We Can’t Count on Trump’s SEC to Tell Us If He Is Manipulating the Market
The Musk-damaged agency is unlikely to investigate whether Trump and his allies are profiting from advance knowledge about tariff changes or meme coin shenanigans.