Ross Bogen

WASHINGTON— A visibly shaken Donald J. Trump told reporters on Thursday that the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor sets a dangerous precedent of pedophiles facing consequences. “I saw where King Charles released a statement where he said no one is above the law,” he said.“That’s a horrible thing to say.” Trump said that Andrew’s arrest had made him “rethink the whole idea of becoming king.” “If you can be a member of the royal family and get arrested anyway, what’s the point in having a...

By Ross Bogen Do the events of the last year, particularly those involving the federal government, remind you of a movie you might have seen a little while ago? Or maybe just the title. In truth, little of the content of the 2022 Oscar-winning A24 film is directly related to our current situation, although there are many underlying resonances: existential angst, nihilism, surrealism, and the whole parallel-reality thing. But mainly, it is the cognitive overload, not to mention dissonance,...

Ross Bogen examines why hope for 2026 must be paired with vigilance, action, and clear-eyed realism in the face of ongoing threats to democracy.