Headlines screamed that Texas was shifting blue and the House majority was shrinking, but the numbers—and the context—tell a different story. We open with a clear walkthrough of the Texas special elections: why a long-held Democratic congressio...

A rare week where the wins line up: a culture bright spot, decisive policy shifts, and data that actually encourages. We kick things off with a family hit—Angel Studios’ David is now streaming—then follow the money and momentum behind audience-...

What happens when a small circle of lawyers controls who sits on a state’s highest court? We unpack Kansas’s bar-driven judicial selection and make the case for restoring voter accountability to the bench. You’ll hear why retention elections ra...

What if your social feed is the worst guide for what’s actually happening on the ground? We dive into Minneapolis as a live case study in how unrest evolves from daytime protest to nighttime agitation, how leadership signals change outcomes, an...

A simple promise—less prosecution and more freedom—turned into a complex fight against organized crime. We walk through Oklahoma’s hard lessons from “just medical” marijuana: how cheap licenses, light regulation, and an all-cash market drew in ...