Short Take Politics:

Mayday protests expected to rival ‘No Kings’

The temperature is rising everywhere. Very few people are happy with the way the government is working no matter where they live, not just in the United States which is no longer a Super Power. We are a mess and chaos looms on the international stage. We need to find a way to make America great again. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5805805/may-day-protests-boycott-s…

TACO becomes NACHO

“Trump Always Chickens Out” gives way to “Not a Chance Hormuz Opens.” https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-30-2026

Economic debt deepens

National debt now tops 100% of the GDP, an unthinkable threshold buoyed by tariffs and the Trump War with Iran. https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-debt-tops-100-of-gdp-81c013d7