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Where Short Story and Television Writing Meet

When it comes to creativity, constraints are useful.

Who Gets Off Easy in America, and Why

Sometimes bright futures matter more than dark pasts.

Patrick Haggerty, Country Music’s Gay Pioneer, Is Back With New Music After 47 Years

And he’s still screaming for the revolution.

Democrats Are Worried That Voters Don’t Care About Their Legislative Agenda, but Why Would They?

Symbolic votes do not capture the public’s imagination. Investigations of the president do.

The Angle: We Have No Defense Secretary, and We’re Feuding With Iran

Seems like a good situation to be in, yup.

We’re Hurtling Toward War With Iran and There’s No Secretary of Defense. Great.

The Patrick Shanahan debacle is just the latest example of Trump’s incompetence in hiring.

William Barr’s Justice Department Is Now Openly Running Legal Interference for Paul Manafort

The DOJ is creating the impression that it wants to keep Manafort comfortable while Trump prepares his pardon.

Defense Secretary Pick Withdraws as Report Shows He Called Son’s Baseball-Bat Attack on Mother “Self-Defense”

Patrick Shanahan says he regrets making the claim.

Jon Stewart Stopped by Stephen Colbert’s Show to Tear Mitch McConnell a New 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

“If you want to know why the 9/11 community is bent out of shape … meet with them. Tomorrow. As soon as possible. And don’t make them beg for it.”

What Is Going to Happen in the World Cup’s Most Chaotic Group?

An imaginative fan can have plenty of fun working through the scenarios.