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Democrawonk — Three district stamps control a long pink mechanical arm that pushes a book from a library shelf as a librarian watches.

Utah’s Local Control Can Empty Someone Else’s Shelf

PoliticsOctober 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

Three districts can make a reading decision for the whole state. Participation is generously optional.

Democrawonk — An oversized suited hand holds a pink toggle and disconnected plug beside a closed civic document with no socket.

Citizenship Shouldn't Need A Presidential Renewal Notice

PoliticsOctober 20, 2026 at 6:31 AM EDTBy Sabrina Bryan

Obama’s warning asks defenders of executive power to imagine the same authority in somebody else’s hands.

Democrawonk — A traveler with a suitcase stands on a pink welcome mat stretched into a five-to-ten ruler leading to a distant door.

Britain Wants You To Integrate. Please Spend Five More Years Feeling Temporary.

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM EDTBy Jared Mejia

Doubling the wait for settlement is a peculiar way to encourage people to feel at home.

Democrawonk — A wooden barrel marked1868 stands behind prison bars while a gavel with a pink handle rests outside.

The Whiskey Can Age Without The Law Doing The Same

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM EDTBy Sabrina Bryan

A home-distilling ban from 1868 deserves scrutiny. That does not require smashing the government’s taxing power to open the bottle.

Democrawonk — Editorial cartoon of a pushy campaigner with a megaphone facing a smartphone-shaped door and a pink Consent flap above its bell.

Your Right To Free Speech Does Not Include My Ringtone

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 7:16 AM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

The FCC is considering a political robocall waiver. I would like it to consider leaving us alone.