States of Play

A Capital Tragedy

Two kids from West Virginia should have been at home for Thanksgiving

Dec 1 • 

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November 2025

Piggies, Seditionists And Symbols Of Hate

The increasingly desperate language of ‘leadership’ has all but finished civic discourse.

Nov 26 • 

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Trump Running Short Of Epstein Options

‘Justice cannot wait another day’

Nov 16 • 

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Disconnected

The world Donald Trump inhabits has never been more distant from most Americans

Nov 8 • 

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Dodgers Stun Rogers

Los Angeles are baseball's first back-to-back champions for a quarter-century

Nov 2 • 

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October 2025

King Of Pain

The same old thing as yesterday

Oct 31 • 

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‘No Kings’ Leaves GOP Nervous

Protests resonate with ordinary Americans who’ve had enough

Oct 22 • 

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Joy, Tears And Vigilance

A ‘new day’ for the Middle East?

Oct 12 • 

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A Real Shutshow

With government in stasis, the administration tries to take advantage

Oct 8 • 

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September 2025

The Great Spiritizing

Please clap…

Sep 30 • 

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Challenging The System

Robot umps are nigh, and it's one more thing to argue about.

Sep 27 • 

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‘The Easy Way Or The Hard Way?’

What happened with Jimmy Kimmel was always about more than what he said

Sep 23 • 

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