The Empty Podium
Trump’s declining engagement with the presidency
The Miami tower concept is already out. In its place: a monument for the ages — rising from the ashes of the president's beloved Palm Beach estate on the shores of the Atlantic.
“No other leader could have done this,” says man who did it. Musandam Peninsula and Qeshm Island now water. Geographers asked not to comment.
Two of Them, Actually. Going in Opposite Directions.
Donald Trump just had his signature printed on every dollar in America. He displaced a legally required officer to do it. And it still means absolutely nothing.
The government has a new way to process people it doesn't want. They're calling it hospitality.
Mr. President, History Is Watching: On the sacred obligation to protect every American’s right to vote — and the dangerous legacy of those who chose otherwise.
Federal arts committee rejects Trump portrait, unanimously endorses alternative imagery it calls “historically honest, anatomically accurate, and frankly rather majestic.” Eagle reportedly on board.
A new episode of Specifically for Seniors is live — and this one might change how you think about your next doctor’s appointment.
A golf resort is coming to my homeland. T-times begin at dusk. The bar serves blood. The landfill smells of garlic. I am not sure how I feel about any of this.
Administration officials scramble to clarify whether the attack targeted an Iranian gas field or a fictional Colorado mountain town; casualties among animated fourth-graders unconfirmed
In 1984, Skynet was science fiction’s most efficient villain. In 2026, we’ve given it a press briefing, a catchphrase, and a “Spicy Mode.”
REDUCTAVANCE — Because Some Things Just Need To Go.
When politicians spend careers targeting a minority that poses them no threat, the question worth asking isn’t political. It’s psychological.
The war Trump started to project strength has become a monument to fossil fuel's fatal flaw — and an indictment of every dollar he spent dismantling America's clean energy future.
“No photographers, no filters, no excuses,” officials said, confident they had solved the problem. He immediately made faces.