Trump’s Executive Order Isn’t About Crime. It’s About Crushing Democracy.
SPONSORED by signalvs Law & Orders is a new series from The Index dissecting the legal machinery of the Trump administration—one judgment, law, and executive
A War on Welfare, Wrapped in Fatphobia
The Wall Street Journal published Allysia Finley’s opinion piece, “Do Food Stamps Make People Fat?” on April 20, 2025. From its title, the piece positions itself within
The Midterms Are Coming. The GOP Is Going to Cheat.
The midterms are coming. And I fully expect the Republicans to cheat. This is not hyperbole; it’s a logical expectation based on precedent, strategy, and
No, Tom Friedman, Robotaxis Won’t Save Democracy
Thomas L. Friedman’s April 23, 2025 New York Times op-ed, “How I Describe Myself Politically These Days,” is an encapsulation of the cognitive dissonance that
America’s Next Top Conman
A system that can’t distinguish between confidence and competence isn’t broken, it’s doing exactly what it was designed to: reward the loudest voice, not the
Rubio Isn’t Ending Censorship. He’s Ending Oversight
On April 16, 2025, The Federalist published an op-ed by Senator Marco Rubio titled “To Protect Free Speech, The Censorship Complex Must Die.” The piece
Trump’s Ukraine Plan Is Just the Moscow Memo With a New Header
Trump’s plan for “ending” the war in Ukraine isn’t a plan at all. It’s a cover-up. Scratch the surface, and all you find underneath is
Chip Wars Are the New Cold War
There’s a particular kind of arrogance embedded in the idea that you can contain innovation, that you can wall off progress, sanction your way to
Trump Has Not Been Proven Right About Pretty Much Everything
There’s a kind of desperation that clings to propaganda dressed as commentary—an ache to not only rewrite the record but to salt the earth where