1. The Uneasy Feeling You’ve Been Having Is Real Lately, a strange thought has been circulating among people who otherwise consider themselves reasonable: the current administration seems to be moving with frantic, almost reckless speed, as if bracing for something enormous. The impression is that they are trying to push through as much damage as possible before the floor gives way. Many people confess this feeling with embarrassment, as though it sounds too conspiratorial to say out loud. But here’s the truth: that instinct is not paranoia. It is accurate observation. The thing they are rushing toward, and the thing…

A Night on I-41: The Cost of a Single Decision It began like countless other traffic stops in Fond du Lac County, a quiet weekday moment on the interstate that usually ends with a warning, a citation, or perhaps a short conversation about a broken taillight. Just after one o’clock in the morning on Friday, Oct. 2, a Fond du Lac County sheriff’s deputy noticed an equipment violation on a vehicle traveling northbound on I-41 near County Highway F. It was the kind of minor infraction that most drivers don’t even think about, but for the deputy, it was reason…