Fear and Voting - Covering the Midterms

Nationwide protests in France and parts of Italy can be alarming enough — but since we’ve seen our own election-related violence in recent years…

Oct 23 • Reporting Right

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Is Political Violence The New Norm?

Covering political violence is dangerous. A recent NYT piece reminded us here at Reporting Right how hard it can be to get it right and stay safe.

Oct 15 • Reporting Right

The New Voting Aficionados

It’s a boomtime for protecting the vote. So much so that a 2022 Yale School of Management report posited that the field was too crowded.

Oct 1 • Reporting Right

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September 2026

Will My Vote Count?

Will my vote count in the midterms? A gnawing fear that something might go terribly wrong (as election day nears) has led thousands of Americans to take…

Sep 23 • Reporting Right

SCOTUS Goes Postal

Few people are as gifted as Trump at finding creative ways to erode away at electoral accountability.

Sep 17 • Reporting Right

The Heat Is On

Summer is coming to a close. But our heating planet is an ongoing story. The contiguous United States marked — this past July — the hottest month ever…

Sep 4 • Reporting Right

August 2026

What’s With The Progressives?

These feisty candidates aren’t just winning primaries without the support of the Dems’ biggest donors—but despite massive, very expensive efforts to…

Aug 25 • Reporting Right

Following the Money and the Motives

Nonprofits: We tend to think of them as benevolent organizations always working on behalf of the public good.

Aug 17 • Reporting Right

Turmoil at The Heritage Foundation?

A recent New York Times articles on The Heritage Foundation caught our eye. It was an interesting, well-reported piece by a journalist (who reports…

Aug 7 • Reporting Right

Politics and Family Vacations

Parents are fuming, and the sibs are beating each other up in the back seat. The family vacation just hit another bump in the road.

Aug 1 • Reporting Right

July 2026

Apple Pie and the Working Poor

The “working poor” — it feels like a term that ought to apply to people toiling on the floor of a garment factory in 19th century England.

Jul 23 • Reporting Right

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Hot or Not? Covering Democratic Socialism On Your Beat

What’s a democratic socialist, anyway? As MAGA fatigue ripples through the country, a counter-narrative for the young and disgruntled has taken hold.

Jul 14 • Reporting Right

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