Colorado’s Gas Stove Would Like To Be A Founding Father
An imagined constitutional portrait sitting for an appliance with unusually grand political ambitions.
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Margaret Mayakovsky writes Democrawonk’s congressional satire, following the gap between what lawmakers promise and what they actually pass. Hearings, floor speeches, and procedural excuses all get a turn under the microscope. She reads the fine print so Congress can pretend it did.
In Trump’s Cabinet, Boys Will Be Employed
A fictional personnel seminar celebrates the advanced skill of continuing to occupy the office.
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California’s EV Rebate Has A Troubling Side Effect: Electric Cars
A fictional adverse-effects bulletin examines an incentive that appears to be incentivizing.
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The FEC’s Disclaimer Page Now Needs A Disclaimer About Its Disclaimer Page
The campaign-ad guidance has achieved a rare level of transparency: it warns you about itself.
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The Disease Detective’s First Case: The Missing Health Department
A noir parody in which the conspicuously absent character is permanent local public-health capacity.
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