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Mike Johnson's Institutional Betrayal
The DHS shutdown is morphing into a constitutional crisis
10 hrs ago • Don Moynihan
Norway in a Nutshell
Stop doomscrolling and start Scandiscrolling
Mar 27 • Don Moynihan
Federal government employees are not ok
A new survey shows collapsing federal employee morale
Mar 23 • Don Moynihan
"Fraud" is the New DOGE
A historically corrupt administration is using “fraud” to gut Medicaid.
Mar 17 • Pamela Herd and Don Moynihan
The Secret Police Playbook
How DHS reflects historical lessons from dictatorships
Mar 13 • Christian Gläßel and Adam Scharpf
Procurement, Capacity and Soverignity
When your contractors are also your enemy
Mar 9 • Don Moynihan
When Compliance Becomes A Crime
What Does Transgender Citizenship Mean after a New Kansas Law?
Mar 3 • Isaac Sederbaum and Paisley Currah
Trump's weak justifications for attacking Iran
If you are going to start a war, it helps to have a good reason
Mar 1 • Don Moynihan

February 2026

A Federalism Bottleneck?
The Subnational Levers Constraining ICE
Feb 27 • Ashley Splawinski
The SAVE Act is Christian Nationalism in Action
Gendered Burdens and the Right to Vote
Feb 23 • Pamela Herd
The Trust Trap
What do Jeff Bezos, Bari Weiss, and RFK Jr. have in common?
Feb 20 • Don Moynihan
Private Chains, Public Harm
How Supply Networks Fuel ICE Operations
Feb 12 • Ashley Splawinski
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