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May 2026

Before You Blow Up Your Life, Eat Something
Not every crisis is actually a crisis
 • Amanda E. White, LPC
Sharing Space
Join our weekly community and conversation thread now
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Summer Friday: Why Do We Call Every Scandal “-Gate”?
It all started with a hotel
 • Damakant Jayshi
What Can We Learn From William Henry Harrison?
Maybe more than you think
 • Sharon McMahon
WHOOPS: Here's Your Updated Daily Brief — May 28, 2026
Executive order on voting may go forward, criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, Trump–IRS case
 • The Preamble
The Daily Brief — May 28, 2026
Executive order on voting may go forward, criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, Trump–IRS case
 • The Preamble
We’re Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
The US dismantled public health infrastructure at the exact wrong time
 • Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS
The Daily Brief — May 27, 2026
Paxton beats Cornyn in Senate runoff, Ebola-exposed Americans to be sent to Kenya, US denies Iran war deal
The Chart That Made My Stomach Drop
New data says the US experienced the most rapid democratic backsliding in its history in 2025.
 • Andrea Jones-Rooy
The Daily Brief — May 26, 2026
US strikes Iran again, federal court blocks Alabama map, pope apologizes over slavery
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