Laurels and Darts

(War) crime and (no) punishment. Plus: Quitting in defense of the First Amendment.

Forget about the mergers and buyouts and executive leadership for a while. The local grunts keep breaking news.

On the “intelligence” that prompted Trump’s push into Portland. Plus: Bloomberg shows us how it’s done, and Nebraska claims some dubious drug stats.

On WaPo’s self-inflicted talent exodus. Plus: In Hawai‘i, it pays to get probed; YOLO journalism at the University of Georgia; and Trump’s bigly error-ridden lawsuit.

Plus: The Kirk coverage shows what’s broken about breaking news. And Arkansas ditches parole, but discovers… other problems.

A return to nature (writing). Plus: The Department of War mongers; a public utility hearing gets astroturfed; and CBS bends the knee (again).

Labor Day weekend dramatics. Plus: “Advising” the opposition; fear and trembling among Texas doctors.

Keeping up with ICE. Plus: Crime in DC? Preschool in Oregon? And who tossed that sandwich?

Our White House press corps doesn’t meet the moment. Plus: A teenage math prodigy, a deep dive into LA’s housing crisis, and a one-time-only print edition for Texas flood victims.

On showing receipts. Plus: Build the wall? Not if you need a filling. And an obit goes awry.

A paucity of indictments in LA. Plus: New Jerseyans want to vanish, Medicaid fraud (the corporate kind), and a plaudit for Rupert.

Nixing the nameless government spokesman. Plus: Poignant coverage from Texas; inside a notorious Syrian prison; and waffles, glorious waffles.

Politico’s cringey video. Plus: One editor’s heroics in Texas Hill Country; investigating toxic waste in Louisiana; and NYT’s sourcing efforts go haywire with its Mamdani story.

Steve Vladeck shines a light. Plus: Indigenous communities fight climate change, and Fox conducts a survey on Trump—three guesses what it shows.

NYT opinion editor says she was “imprecise” with her earlier ban. Plus: Loomer and Grok vs. the truth, DOGE’s real-world fallout, and the ill of the chase.