The Art of Changing Handlers

Sleet tapped the window of the Oval Office dining room. They had agreed to his turf; familiar goldwork helped him relax. TЯ★mp paused in the doorway, waiting for the room to acknowledge him.

Hakeem Jeffries, the first Black Speaker, rose, smiled, smoothed a crease in his pinstriped jacket and offered a firm handshake. Chuck Schumer remained seated, glasses low on his nose. He could look down at the president without moving his head.

TЯ★mp carefully lowered his considerable bulk into the chair, adjusted a gold cufflink and laid a Sharpie on the table.

Forgiving Enemies

I saw a preview for Whalefall, in which a young man searching for his father’s remains gets swallowed by a sperm whale.

Jonah’s story puts a familiar political grievance inside the fish: the conviction that mercy has been wasted whenever it reaches the wrong people. Resentment toward another people can become a powerful bond among our own...

Arguing with our Ancestors

Madeline de Figueiredo used AI to recreate her late husband Eli’s voice and read his last email aloud. For a moment, the words seemed to have their speaker back. Later, the system offered advice so unlike him that she ended the experiment.

Wide Gates, Broad Ways & Destruction

It was late in the Barr household when Andy poured a generous bourbon over one of those expensive spheres of ice. He liked his water artisanal and his regulations optional.

Appetite for Watching

Robert Mueller died on March 20, 2026. The next day, TЯ★MP posted on Truth Social: “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.”

In his March 25 conversation with James Webb, Tucker Carlson offered a thought worth keeping: “there’s a certain reverence in death that’s required if you’re going to have reverence for life.”