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Deep Dives

Border Patrol Tactical Unit, BORTAC, Speedway gas station, Minneapolis, MN
Deep Dives US Politics

What My Lai Massacre Has to Do With Minneapolis

Russ Baker 01/26/26
Marie Kondo, 2016 RISE conference, Hong Kong
Deep Dives Elections US Politics

Donald Trump, Meet Marie Kondo

Jonathan D. Simon 01/21/26
Inside, Renee Nicole Good, Honda Pilot
Deep Dives Justice US Politics

A Cold Rage: My Thoughts and Feelings About the Murder of Renee Nicole Good

Jonathan D. Simon 01/11/26
Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump
Deep Dives International US Politics

Will Europe Cave?

Jonathan D. Simon 01/08/26
Donald Trump, announces, Washington, DC, will host, 2027 NFL Draft
Deep Dives US Politics

Isn’t Trump’s Obvious Mental Illness a National Emergency?

Russ Baker 01/05/26
Looking ahead, 2026, Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy
Deep Dives US Politics

They Told You Half the Story: Why This Kind of Journalism Matters

Russ Baker 01/01/26
Russ Baker. CEO, WhoWhatWhy
Deep Dives US Politics

What He Said: How Russ Shed Some Light on a Very Challenging Year

Russ Baker 12/29/25
Supreme Court, Fisheye lens
Courts Deep Dives US Politics

Is SCOTUS Signalling? The Implications of Its Trump v. Illinois Realignment

Jonathan D. Simon 12/24/25
Russ Baker, Founder, CEO, Editor-in-Chief, WhoWhatWhy
Deep Dives US Politics

Review of a Week’s Mayhem: Oil Grabs, Mass Shootings, and a Little Wag-the-Dog

Russ Baker 12/22/25
Donald Trump, addresses the nation, Christmas, New Year, 2025
Deep Dives Journalism & Media US Politics

Prime-Time Trump: Just Lyin’ and Yellin’ in the Rain

Jonathan D. Simon 12/19/25
Elon Musk, Memorial, Charlie Kirk, AZ
Deep Dives US Politics

A Free-Speech Nobel Nomination for Musk and Other Head-Slapping Absurdities

Russ Baker 12/15/25
Russ Baker, Founder, CEO, Editor-in-Chief, WhoWhatWhy
Deep Dives US Politics

Media Dance Around the Big Story: How, Under Trump, the Rich Run the Country

Russ Baker 12/08/25

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