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The Cosplay Catholic: J.D. Vance and the Limits of Convenience Faith
J.D. Vance built his political brand on the idea that the Catholic Church's moral authority should guide the state. This week, he told the Pope to stay…
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Author's Note: Who Speaks for God?
Trump posted himself as Jesus Christ on Orthodox Easter, then deleted it when Christians called it blasphemy. He had already spent the week attacking…
Apr 13
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The Avignon Threat: How the Trump Project Tried to Capture the Church
The Trump administration is waging war in the Middle East in the name of God. The head of the Catholic Church — an American from Chicago — is telling…
Apr 12
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The Architecture of Distraction: From Epstein’s Cell to the Bombing of Tehran - How One Death Set the World on Fire
Jeffrey Epstein was not in that cell because of what he did. He was there because of what he knew others had done. A long-form investigation into the…
Apr 10
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The Fog of Trump: When Nobody Knows What the President Means — Including the President
On Easter Sunday, the president threatened to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure. Two days later, he promised to end a civilisation. Two days after…
Apr 9
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The Death of Civility: What America Lost When It Let a Bully Speak for It
"A whole civilization will die tonight," the president wrote. He was talking about the wrong one. When a leader mocks the sacred, threatens…
Apr 8
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Author's Note: Reflections on Watching a President Unravel in Real Time
I was not planning to write this piece over Easter. Then the President of the United States mocked Islam, threatened war crimes, and signed off like a…
Apr 7
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The Age of Denial: Power, Decline, and the Silence Around Trump
Trump's Easter Sunday threat to Iran was profane, unhinged, and disturbingly familiar. His father, Fred Trump Sr., spent his final years signing blank…
Apr 6
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Letter from Plague Island, April 2026
An April Letter From Plague Island reflecting on Trump’s abuse of religion, war in Iran, the politics of power, and why independent, reader-supported…
Apr 5
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Notes From Plague Island is Growing and We Need You with Us
A note from Notes From Plague Island on growth, independence, and why reader support matters. Join us in building thoughtful, uncompromising political…
Apr 3
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The Blood Price of Silence: Trump's Incoherent War and the Complicit Opposition
Trump's first address on the Iran war contradicted itself three times, cut Medicaid to fund it, and proved "America First" was always a lie. The…
Apr 3
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Heart of Darkness: Zionism, Genocide, and the Apartheid State
When a state legally mandates that a Palestinian can be hanged for an act of violence, while an Israeli settler who commits the exact same act is…
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