The Atmosphere Does Not Have Separate Departments
Campaigners estimate that four pending British policy choices could add 402 million tonnes of emissions over 25 years. The decisions have separate offices. The carbon does not.
Read More →Jared Mejia
Jared Mejia covers elections, campaign promises, and the slogans doing the heavy lifting when policy takes a day off. The satire follows the distance between a candidate’s sales pitch and what voters are actually being offered. He can smell a focus-tested slogan before the yard signs leave the printer.
Crypto Bought The Ad. Crypto Is Not In The Ad.
Reuters traces $176 million in midterm spending to an industry building political power beyond Trump. The voters get the immigration argument; the donors get the regulatory strategy.
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Trump Will Appeal His Go-Ahead
A judge imposed new restrictions on East Potomac work. Trump called it a go-ahead, then said he would appeal. That is an unusual way to celebrate approval.
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The Receipt Won’t Stay On Message
A new affordability tracker meets the campaign message. The cash register has its own version of events.
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The Pentagon Wants Its Nameplate In Law
The new push to codify “Department of War” finds millions for a clearer label and a remarkably small burden of proof.
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