Caitie Whelan

Now this may surprise you, but politicians aren't above a bit of revenge. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been on a punishment spree recently, throwing mountains of cash at candidates running against the eight Congresspeople who ousted him from the Speakership. And he's making no

Hello Wonderful One! I'm taking a writing holiday this week, but here are a few favorites from the archives. Wishing you a joyous weekend of it! How to Win at Policymaking For When You Want to Give Up All Hope of Policy Change A Very Handy Tool for

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In an exclusive interview with VegNews, Cory Booker, the junior senator from New Jersey, disclosed that he ate his last non-vegan meal on Election Day 2014. Senator Booker is a 6'4 former college tight end. He is not, by any conventional metrics, junior. Except that he became a

By the time Carol Barr's heart gave out one June 16, her husband had left for work. Her coworkers saw her collapse on Zoom. Mitral valve prolapse, her obituary would say. Carol had been diagnosed with it in seventh grade. It's not a big deal, the