Archive - If you can keep it

The big undercurrent of the Trump era

What to do about the politicization of *everything*

Aug 1 •

July 2025

To the victor goes the spoils system?

Schedule G and the consequences of Trump’s “Fire and Fill” strategy

Jul 31 •

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Walter M. Shaub, Jr.

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Ellinor Heywood

ICE may be building a parallel prison system

We need to talk about prolonged detentions

Jul 25 •

Something is rotten in the FCC

Paramount gave in to Trump. What they get in exchange might not be what they expect

Jul 24 •

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Court to OMB: Stop the cover-up

The White House needs to come clean with Congress and the public about how it’s spending taxpayer dollars

Jul 22 •

Cerin Lindgrensavage

MAGA discovers the downsides of a politicized DOJ

Jeffrey Epstein, trust, and the death of independent law enforcement

Jul 18 •

Trump's denaturalization threat should be taken seriously

A dramatic escalation, explained

Jul 10 •

Jessica Marsden

History’s lessons for reform advocates

Why (and how) to keep diverse pathways to proportional representation open

Jul 8 •

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G. Michael Parsons

The thing that worries us about the Supreme Court

Plus, join us on July 10th in Washington, DC

Jul 6 •

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Not his military

The Fourth of July is a reminder America rejected kings

Jul 3 •

Amanda Carpenter

June 2025

Thomas Jefferson would be horrified

The Trump administration just robbed my alma mater of its independence

Jun 30 •

The new dark age of censorship

And how to beat it

Jun 27 •

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