Archive - The Haake Take

Ending nationwide injunctive relief will let Trump do his worst

No, the Supreme Court did NOT strike down birthright citizenship in Trump v.

Jun 29 •

What really drove Trump to bomb Iran without Congress' approval?

The presidential portrait Trump criticized as ‘purposefully distorted’ because it didn’t flatter him enough.

Jun 27 •

Trump's bluster has been debunked

Image from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Jun 25 •

A president declares war on half the country

Kevin Lamarque, Daniel Cole, Yuri Avila/Reuters

Jun 20 •

Israel is pulling us into its forever war

Black smoke above the headquarters of Iranian state television in Tehran following an Israeli attack on June 16, 2025.

Jun 18 •

Newsom should have Trump arrested

Because two can play that game

Jun 13 •

How loneliness affects our politics

Renee Simone in Just add water, a movie about loneliness

Jun 8 •

Attacking Federalists won't change the outcome

Photo illustration by Slate.

Jun 6 •

What a public toilet in China taught me about Trump

I keep this book on my coffee table in fond remembrance of the Republican Party

Jun 1 •

May 2025

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