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Tangle Executive Editor Isaac Saul | Photo by Lindsey Knuth

My worst takes from the last five years.

The things I've published in Tangle that make me groan.
My worst takes

All SCOTUS posts

Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments in a challenge to mifepristone in 2024

Can abortion pills be prescribed online?

Plus, Meta starts using AI for age verification.
Abortion
Voting rights activists in front of the Supreme Court during oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais | Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Press Wire, edited by Russell Nystrom

A major SCOTUS ruling on voting rights.

The decision could have ramifications for the 2026 midterms and beyond.
Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on January 26, 2022 | Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto, edited by Russell Nystrom

SCOTUS hears a novel Fourth Amendment challenge.

Plus, is Tangle biased against “flyover country”?
Supreme Court
A graphic of stacked letters.

Some answers to your questions.

We open up the mailbag to tackle questions ranging from SCOTUS to AI.
Reader mailbag
Demonstrators hold letters spelling out "Born in the USA = citizen!" in front of the Supreme Court during oral arguments on President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship

The birthright citizenship case before SCOTUS.

Plus, did National Guard deployments reduce crime?
Supreme Court
A poll worker locks the ballot box for the night in Levittown, Pennsylvania on October 24, 2022 | REUTERS/Hannah Beier, edited by Russell Nystrom

Mail-in voting before SCOTUS.

Could the case disrupt the midterms?
Supreme Court
Photo from Karen Hill Anton, edited by Candida Hall

The Sunday — March 22

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the left is doodling. What the right is doodling. We’ll see you next week! We are heading to our annual Spring Break for the next
The Sunday
Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, John Roberts, and Sonia Sotomayor bow their heads at President Donald Trump's second inauguration in 2025.

SCOTUS strikes down Trump's reciprocal tariffs.

Plus, a look at data centers' water consumption.
Tariffs
Supporters of state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

SCOTUS weighs ban on trans athletes in women's sports.

Are West Virginia and Idaho protecting girls or infringing on transgender rights?
Trans issues
A protester outside the U.S. Supreme Court — December 2022. | REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY, edited by Russell Nystrom

The Supreme Court weighs transgender identity on passports.

Plus, is Trump building a bunker under the White House?
Trans issues
The Sunday — November 9

The Sunday — November 9

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading.  What the left is doodling. What the right is doodling. Monday, November 3. SNAP benefits. On Saturday, November 1, the ongoing government shutdown caused federal funding for
The Sunday