Power
The Machinery of Power.
The presidency and the people around it. Decisions, institutions, and the distance between a show and a system.
The Midterm Series / 2026
Trump Exhaustion Syndrome
A midterm series on power, political fatigue, and the cost of constant attention.
Upcoming Series 4 Episodes
The Episodes
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Power in the Spotlight Episode 1The Noise Machine
Forthcoming
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Inside the Machinery Episode 2The Administration Behind the Show
Forthcoming
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The Public Cost Episode 3The Attention Tax
Forthcoming
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The Midterm Ballot Episode 4The Midterm Reckoning
Forthcoming
The Upcoming Series
Beyond the Daily Outrage.
The presidency, the administration, and the public living with both. An editorial series examining how politics becomes a permanent state of attention—and what the midterms bring into focus.
In development. Release dates will be announced here.
Inside the Series
People
The Cost of Constant Attention.
Exhaustion, distraction, and the effort of staying engaged. The public living inside the permanent news cycle.
Consequences
What the Ballot Can Change.
The midterms as a moment of consequence. Representation, accountability, and the choices that remain.
Podcast
The Conversation
Continues.
Watch this space for audio from the series.
No episodes have been released here yet.
The Library
Read Beyond
the Headlines.
Follow the ideas behind the news: power, media, democracy, and the American presidency.
Explore the LibraryReading Themes
Power
Media
Democracy
The Presidency
Explore The Blindspot’s existing Library. Reading selections for this series are in development.
Archive
The Series Archive.
A home for the essays and episodes to come.
The series is in development. No publications are available yet.