The Midnight Judge Factory
When presidents lose elections, they don't just pack their bags—they pack the courts. We explore the little-known tradition of lame-duck judicial appointments, from John Adams' original 'midnight judg...
8 Jun 15min
The Briefcase That Broke Banking
In 2008, a single PowerPoint presentation in a Manhattan conference room convinced the Treasury Secretary to abandon free-market principles and backstop the entire financial system. We trace how one w...
7 Jun 14min
The Algorithm That Owns Your House
In 2008, a little-known government agency called the Federal Housing Finance Agency quietly became the conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—and never left. Fifteen years later, an automated prici...
5 Jun 14min
The Memo That Killed a City
In 2013, a single legal memo from Treasury quietly redefined what counted as a 'municipal bond' — instantly making it nearly impossible for Detroit to restructure its debt outside of bankruptcy. How o...
4 Jun 19min
The Revolving Door That Stopped Revolving
When a little-known government ethics office quietly blocked dozens of high-profile Washington job switches in 2023, it sent shockwaves through K Street and corporate boardrooms. We examine how one ob...
3 Jun 12min
The Pentagon's $60 Billion Accounting Error
In May 2024, Pentagon accountants discovered they had miscalculated the value of weapons sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion—meaning they could send billions more without new Congressional approval. What ...
2 Jun 13min
The Bureaucrat Who Broke Big Tech
How Lina Khan went from writing a law school paper to wielding the Federal Trade Commission like a sledgehammer against Amazon, Google, and Meta. Her aggressive antitrust agenda has CEOs lawyering up ...
1 Jun 16min
