The New York Times – On the Runway:
The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers lessons for policymakers seeking to avoid an endless war in Iran.
Author: Greg Jaffe
-
The education of a true believer
Washington Post – Politics:
Linda Wenhold absorbed the Patriot Academy’s message that America is falling apart as it drifts from its biblical roots. Then she won a local school board seat.
-
A boom of ballot initiatives is reshaping this state’s democracy
Washington Post – Politics:
In Nebraska, senators refused to even debate paid sick leave. Now advocates want to give voters a direct say.
-
The pandemic is over in this Michigan county. The mistrust never ended.
Washington Post – Politics:
Sierra Schuetz’s government job feeding the poor in conservative Ottawa County became a passion. Could it survive the suspicions that multiplied alongside covid?
-
A sex educator in Michigan refused to be shamed. Then came the backlash.
Washington Post – Politics:
Heather Alberda found her calling by speaking bluntly about sex in conservative Ottawa County. Her career was no match for the nation’s culture wars.
-
A barista fought to unionize her Starbucks. Now she’s out of a job.
Washington Post – Politics:
Lexi Rizzo’s Starbucks bosses called her a “great employee,” but she was fired after leading the push to unionize her Buffalo store.
-
In a thriving Michigan county, a community goes to war with itself
Washington Post – Politics:
Ottawa County offers a glimpse of what happens when one of the building blocks of American democracy is consumed by ideological battles.
-
Prison or mercy? A Jan. 6 rioter weighs his sins and confronts his fate.
Washington Post – Politics:
Eight years before he stormed the Capitol, Jake Peart acted with ‘unfathomable’ grace towards a woman who had killed his sister. A judge must decide if it matters.
-
In a county rife with conspiracy, a GOP clerk fights to win voters’ trust
Washington Post – Politics:
Justin Roebuck sought to rebuild faith in the election system with a public forum. At the same time, the Ottawa County Patriots were raising new doubts.