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Say hello to the Daily Centrist

There's another entrant to the market of groups that believe they have the key to making American democracy work better.

The Daily Centrist is being launched to offer news and opinion "to serve the wide plurality of Americans who identify as political independents and the even larger numbers who, regardless of party affiliation, can be considered center-right and center-left Americans in search of solutions." The audience, the editors said, would be the plurality of voters who don't affiliate as either a Democratic Party that's moved to the left or a Republican Party that's moved to the right.


"We plan to be the water cooler for that great silent majority of Americans who are underserved by political opinion – or attitude – that speaks to their sensibilities," said the editor in chief, political analyst Rick Ungar. "And we will scrutinize and criticize commentators, personalities, politicians and candidates who embrace either extreme political pole."


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The Iran war could shape American policy for decades

U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Iran war could shape American policy for decades

The war with Iran that never really ended is back on. Like everybody else, including the Trump administration and the Iranian regime, I have no idea how it will end. But it eventually will, and how it will be remembered will matter enormously.

Politics is about many things, but whether you call it “spin,” “framing” or “narrative competition,” storytelling is never far from the heart of it. As the philosopher Richard Rorty observed, “Competition for political leadership is in part a competition between differing stories about a nation’s self-identity, and between differing symbols of its greatness.”

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Trump’s Defense of ICE Traffic Stops Shows a President Willing to Risk Lives for Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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Trump’s Defense of ICE Traffic Stops Shows a President Willing to Risk Lives for Politics

President Donald Trump blasted ICE’s decision to suspend most vehicle stops after agents fatally shot two men just six days apart in Texas and Maine, declaring on his social media site: “We CANNOT give up one of ICE’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!” His response made the stakes unmistakably clear. Instead of acknowledging the loss of life or the urgent need for accountability, Trump rushed to defend the very tactic that produced these deadly encounters. Once again, he signaled that the wellbeing of people — immigrants or citizens — matters far less to him than protecting his political agenda.

Trump’s posture toward ICE has always been rooted in escalation. He has framed undocumented immigrants as threats, encouraged aggressive enforcement, and rewarded secrecy over transparency. The consequences of that approach are now visible in a series of fatal encounters that reveal an agency operating without meaningful oversight.

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stars and stripes falling and peeling off American flag

George Washington warned against partisan division. This opinion piece explores election reform, congressional dysfunction, and rebuilding trust in American democracy.

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Washington Warned Us — Now America Must Renew Its Democracy

When George Washington left office in 1796, he did not simply say farewell. He issued a warning.

In his Farewell Address, Washington cautioned against what he called "the baneful effects of the spirit of party" — the instinct toward political tribalism that, he feared, would one day consume the republic he had helped build. He warned that partisan division would render our governing system dysfunctional, eroding public faith in government, and ultimately threatening the democratic experiment itself.

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A Love Letter to All Americans
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A Love Letter to All Americans

My fellow American,

You may feel weary right now about the condition of our country.

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