Nelson Morgan 
The Trump-Musk administration is trying to cut funding for research (which was apparent even before the confirmation of anti-science nominee RFK Jr for HHS head). The most broadly publicized cut has used a criterion most people outside of the grants world haven’t heard of, limiting overhead rates to a very low level. But co-President Musk’s pronouncements have made … Read more
If it looks like a crime spree, and it sounds like a crime spree, is it a crime spree?
Every day, another outrage. The golfer-in-chief and his minions have been flooding the zone with outrageous announcements, many of which are shot down quickly by the courts or by the court of public opinion. But not all. Some of them are already having negative effects, some of them deadly. I won’t hypothesize about cause and … Read more
The golfer-in-charge has attempted to block Federal funds from reaching its Congressionally authorized recipients. After bamboozling voters into thinking that he will save the country from imaginary barbarian invaders and lowering the cost of eggs, the actual barbarian is now preventing much-needed funds from going to Medicaid, medical research, disaster aid, and thousands of other much-needed programs … Read more
As election results are being certified, pundits everywhere are providing their diagnosis of Democratic losses: the party was too progressive; the party wasn’t progressive enough; candidates depended on abortion too much (or too little); candidates’ arguments on immigration were too weak; or their responses on the border actually reinforced an overamped image of immigrant hordes … Read more