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Joan Westenberg

Joan Westenberg

Scott Bessent Is Selling You a Lie

Scott Bessent Is Selling You a Lie

Trump’s Treasury Secretary repackages economic failure as strategy—and hopes you won’t notice.
Joan Westenberg 08 May 2025
Donald Trump Is a Man in Decline

Donald Trump Is a Man in Decline

Donald Trump says he doesn’t know if he must uphold the Constitution. That’s not a gaffe—it’s cognitive collapse.
Joan Westenberg 07 May 2025
The Abortion Pill Is Medicine, Not Poison

The Abortion Pill Is Medicine, Not Poison

How right-wing media weaponizes fear and faith to wage war on reproductive freedom.
Joan Westenberg 06 May 2025
Rebuke.

Rebuke.

Three elections. One message. The U.S. right wing has become the world’s cautionary tale.
Joan Westenberg 04 May 2025
The Cost of Freedom, in Metric Tons

The Cost of Freedom, in Metric Tons

Ukraine’s rare earth deal looks like recovery—until you read the fine print.
Joan Westenberg 02 May 2025
We Read the NYT’s Trump Voter Focus Group So You Don’t Have To

We Read the NYT’s Trump Voter Focus Group So You Don’t Have To

When fact-free grievance is treated like perspective, democracy loses.
Joan Westenberg 01 May 2025
Trump’s Executive Order Isn’t About Crime. It’s About Crushing Democracy.

Trump’s Executive Order Isn’t About Crime. It’s About Crushing Democracy.

Militarized policing, federal overreach, and the slow death of civilian oversight.
Joan Westenberg 30 Apr 2025

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