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BREAKING: Supreme Court justices can read

Apr 1, 2026

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13 min read

BREAKING: Supreme Court justices can read

In the big birthright citizenship case, the Constitution seems to have the upper hand

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Philosophy

+2

The Bloody Show

Feb 25, 2026

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15 min read

The Bloody Show

In an unhinged State of the Union, Trump brought necropolitics to primetime

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+2

WANTED: An Opposition Party

Feb 5, 2026

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10 min read

WANTED: An Opposition Party

The Democrats ain't it. A dying media won't be it. Can the people make one?

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

When will he resign?

Jan 25, 2026

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10 min read

When will he resign?

The only question worth asking

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Haiti

+6

The Monroe Doctrine is fake

Jan 22, 2026

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11 min read

The Monroe Doctrine is fake

Sorry!

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

Everything is the crisis and everything is a distraction

Jan 9, 2026

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11 min read

Everything is the crisis and everything is a distraction

May Renee Nicole Good’s memory be a blessing

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Haiti

+5

Short circuiting

Oct 1, 2025

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9 min read

Short circuiting

Round-up of the insanity. Plus: Send your questions.

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

'I'm a very strong person for free speech'

Sep 26, 2025

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7 min read

'I'm a very strong person for free speech'

There are no contradictions here. The crackdown was always coming.

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

Has Trump found his Reichstag fire?

Sep 17, 2025

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9 min read

Has Trump found his Reichstag fire?

Or will more people push back in time?

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

On political violence

Sep 12, 2025

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10 min read

On political violence

We're going from bad to worse

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+5

Denial ain't just a river (to the sea)

Sep 5, 2025

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9 min read

Denial ain't just a river (to the sea)

The reports of genocide in Gaza are mounting. So are Israel's excuses.

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

Critical conditions

Aug 22, 2025

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8 min read

Critical conditions

Famine classified in Gaza as the military occupies DC

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+2

Substack's extremist ecosystem is flourishing

Aug 7, 2025

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14 min read

Substack's extremist ecosystem is flourishing

Yup, they're still at it.

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

Worst case scenario

Jul 8, 2025

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9 min read

Worst case scenario

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+4

How the US-Israel 'preemptive war' on Iran may have triggered something worse

Jun 26, 2025

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8 min read

How the US-Israel 'preemptive war' on Iran may have triggered something worse

Niceties matter, part 2

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+4

The imperial boomerang hits LA

Jun 13, 2025

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8 min read

The imperial boomerang hits LA

Plus: Israel strikes Iran

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+3

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

Apr 18, 2025

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5 min read

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

An interview slightly ahead of its time

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

We're in it now

Apr 15, 2025

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9 min read

We're in it now

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+2

Narrowing the borders

Jan 24, 2025

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12 min read

Narrowing the borders

Why Trump's arguments about birthright citizenship are so absurd, and why they matter

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

Fascism

+1

How the New York Times made 'The Charlottesville Lie' hoax possible

Aug 7, 2019

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17 min read

How the New York Times made 'The Charlottesville Lie' hoax possible

Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan M. Katz

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