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Contributors

Goodbye, Kevin Drum • “Take care of Donald Trump for me.”

How to Drive Elon Musk Down • If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.

The Great Pretender • A fake campaign loan could have ended Andy Ogles’ push for MAGA fame. Then Trump won again.

School’s Out Forever • How hybrid homeschools hoover up your state tax dollars

Guaranteed Failure • Cash transfer programs are gaining steam, but our current bureaucracy is obscuring their potential.

Clear and Present Danger • Clearview AI’s far-right founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their facial recognition dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.

Get Caught Fighting • Maxwell Frost is learning the ropes of Congress and showing his older colleagues how to punch back in the age of Trump.

Immigrants on the Line • They fled Haiti only to endure brutal working conditions at a Colorado plant run by the world’s biggest meatpacker. Now they face deportation.

Gutted • One of America’s biggest for-profit hospital operators is bankrupt, broken, and responsible for countless mistreated patients—thanks to its private equity overlords.

The Brutal Aesthetics of MAGA • Proximity to power might rely on a specific look.

Mandate • Winning an election does not give the president carte blanche.

Rain Check • The economic case for preserving America’s wetlands

A Butter World • A startup aims to make a favorite dietary fat without carbon emissions—or even cows.