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Civil Discourse – Alex Pretti – Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Alex Pretti Add his name to Renee Good’s. By Joyce Vance, Jan 26, 2026 After a long, difficult weekend, following the murder of Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis, which followed the murder of Renee Good earlier in the month, there is more evidence that when we protest against this…
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Letters from an American – January 24, 2026 – Heather Cox Richardson
https://substack.com/session-attribution-frame Letters from an American, January 24, 2026 By Heather Cox Richardson, Jan 24, 2026 This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital. Video from the scene shows Pretti directing traffic on a…
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The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck – NPR
Special Series, Word of the week The delightful history behind serendipity suggests it’s not mere luck January 7, 20265:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered By Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen Transcript In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right? Since the word was coined in the 18th century, “serendipity” has been…
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Dr. King and the Smithsonian – January 19, 2026
From my email, from the Smithsonian today: “On the third Monday in January, Americans pause to reflect on the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. A prominent minister and civil rights leader, King promoted peaceful action to advance desegregation, voting and labor rights, and other efforts supporting African American equality.” Dr. Martin Luther…
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New UNC policy requiring syllabi be posted online takes effect – The Carolina Journal
Education, State Government, Universities New UNC policy requiring syllabi be posted online takes effect By David N. Bass, January 16, 2026 Listen to this story (4 minutes) University of North Carolina System president Peter Hans is implementing a new policy that requires instructors to post course descriptions and syllabi to an online searchable database. The…
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This Las Vegas All-American Road Is the Ultimate US Road Trip – World Atlas
This Las Vegas All-American Road Is the Ultimate US Road Trip Is there a more famous road on Earth than the Las Vegas Strip? Between its storied past and the immense number of world-class attractions that call it home today, this 4.5-mile byway not only ranks among America’s most beloved tourist destinations but has also…
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The Weimar Republic Shaped the 20th Century. Can Today’s Leaders Avoid Its Fate? – The New York Times
Weimar Dispatch A Failed State Shaped the 20th Century. Can Today’s Leaders Avoid Its Fate? A fragile democracy, the Weimar Republic, briefly took hold in Germany before the Nazis seized power. Now, Weimar’s collapse is seen as a warning. Listen to this article · 6:36 min Learn more By Clay Risen, Clay Risen reported from…
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Democrats seek to rein in ICE, Noem after fatal Minneapolis shooting – The Hill
House Democrats seek to rein in ICE, Noem after fatal Minneapolis shooting by Mike Lillis and Rebecca Beitsch – 01/10/26 5:00 PM ET The growing uproar over Wednesday’s fatal shooting by a U.S. immigration officer in Minneapolis is spreading quickly on Capitol Hill, where a chorus of Democrats in both chambers are launching a blitz…
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Here are the agencies that were cut the most by Trump, new data shows – The Washington Post
Here are the agencies that were cut the most by Trump, new data shows About 335,000 federal workers left government from January to November 2025, with a vast majority of those people quitting or retiring. January 10, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EST, Yesterday at 6:00 a.m. EST, 3 min By Meryl Kornfield and Clara Ence Morse…
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Letters from an American – January 5, 2026 (Monday) – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, January 5, 2026 (Monday) By Heather Cox Richardson, Jan 05, 2026 Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to stop the process of counting the electoral votes that would make Democrat Joe Biden president of the United States. They tried to…
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In Trump’s Second Year, Congress Weighs How to Reassert Its Power – The New York Times
Congressional Memo A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power Lawmakers head into President Trump’s second year facing questions about whether they can reclaim congressional clout in the face of his power grab. Listen to this article · 7:12 min Learn more By Carl Hulse, Reporting from Capitol Hill, Jan. 2, 2026 Congress learned…
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The Roberts court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with these key exceptions – Los Angeles Times
Politics The Supreme Court broadly expanded Trump’s power in 2025, with key exceptions By David G. Savage, Staff Writer Follow. Jan. 1, 2026 3 AM PT WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., ended the first year of President Trump’s second term with a record of rulings that gave him much broader…
