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The Cliff Moved to December 11
On June 22 we started a countdown. One hundred days to October 1, with twelve unfinished appropriations bills, a Senate that had not marked up a single one, and a betting market putting the odds of a shutdown at roughly a coin flip.
On Sep...
The Awards Dolly Parton Said Yes To
NASHVILLE — In February 2021, a Democratic state representative named John Mark Windle filed a bill to erect a statue of Dolly Parton on the grounds of the Tennessee Capitol. It would have faced the Ryman Auditorium, where she had performed...
Checkpoint Two: The Odds Got Better, The Work Did Not Change
Twenty five days ago we ran the first checkpoint and asked you to score yourself out of seven. A lot of you did, in the comments, honestly, including the folks who posted a two and said they were starting late.
Since then the picture in Wa...
The Case That Decides Whether Civil Service Laws Exist
Megan Jackler and Brandon Jaroch were immigration judges. They were fired in February 2025. The government did not follow the procedures in the civil service laws when it let them go, and it did not claim it needed to. It cited Article II o...
The Coin Flip: An Honest Guide to Whether You Get Paid in October
Somebody in your house has probably asked you the question by now. Maybe a spouse. Maybe a kid old enough to read a headline.
So is it happening or not?
The truthful answer is that nobody knows. People wagering actual money currently pric...
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