David Griscom is a sixth-generation Texan, political commentator, and host of The Jacobin Show, a weekly political analysis broadcast. In his new book, The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South, he undoes the idea of Texas as a place with conservatism inherent to
US President Donald Trump arrives to participate in a roundtable on the American mining industry at the US Department of State in Washington, DC. KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images President Trump is confronting a question that has haunted presidents throughout history:
Politics / Authoritarian Watch / August 7, 2026 At their July event on “The Resurgence of Political Terrorism,” the secretary of state and the White House deputy chief of staff selectively presented information to malign the left. Ad Policy People enter before US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers opening
An aerial view of a data center on April 14 in Vernon, Calif. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Two months after OpenAI and Oracle
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