Satirical dispatches on current events, public power, politics, sports, culture, media, courts, and American institutions.
A reported Pentagon questionnaire asks allies to account for their support, restrictions, and purchases before America adjusts its military posture. The alliance has finally been handed an oath with boxes.
Thiago Tirante’s Cincinnati upset shows how a great sporting tradition welcomes the world: keep the lines exact, honor the champion, and leave room for earned surprise.
Trump ordered a 60-day plan to replace electromagnetic launch and weapons-elevator systems on the USS Doris Miller. The Navy must now price obedience, complexity, and sunk-cost prestige on the same page.
Israel resisted a Trump-backed Gaza arrangement. Now the Board of Peace is sailing in to determine whether an ally may reject the course while keeping the protection of the fleet.
Four organizations are asking a federal court to restore access to an international institution that Trump placed outside the American security perimeter.
Iran demanded payment and submission before reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump answered by reversing the claim and naming who still owes whom.
Iran and Oman have reduced a closed strait to a draft awaiting approval. That is not calm. It is pressure learning to sign its name.
Trump told the Senate to cancel its August escape until the SAVE America Act is resolved. The packed suitcase now has to answer for the empty chamber.
The Trump administration plans to close five smaller diplomatic posts while restoring missions in harder places. Washington is being forced to explain which addresses still serve American power.
Twenty-five states call the new tariffs a pretext. Trump calls Section 301 the authority that survived long enough to answer them.