THE ARCHIVE

Everything we’ve covered since 2020

Weekly Roundups, The Rabbit Hole, and everything in between.

The Rabbit Hole: The Most Important Conservation Act You’ve Never Heard Of

For more than a century, the Lacey Act has protected snapping turtles, trees, lizards, and all manners of god’s little creatures. We look at the crime lab, criminal convictions, and civil penalties safeguarding wildlife.

Mar 8, 2026

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12 min read

#166: "Good Luck Reading This”

A federal judge trolls about font sizes. Plus: Judicial walls closing in on DOGE, Tariff refunds, U.S. Attorney’s office can’t do tables, and the State Department’s $20,000 payment to a news organization.

Mar 6, 2026

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14 min read

The Rabbit Hole: Exploiting A.I. to Exploit Children

As artificial intelligence makes it easier to create explicit images of children, prosecutors and judges grapple with how to respond.

Mar 1, 2026

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20 min read

#165: Chinese Tourist Visit U.S. Airbase

Bingkun Feng probably just got lost. Please ignore the suspicious map pin. Plus: National Security Letter, Exclamation Points Galore, ICE car chase, and Squatty Potty?

Feb 27, 2026

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13 min read

FBI Got Grok to Hand Over Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn

The FBI obtained prompts used to make more than 200 sexual videos of a woman in a harassment case.

Feb 25, 2026

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4 min read

The Rabbit Hole: Drugs, Death, and Rock Roll

A federal investigation in Nebraska uncovered a nationwide drug operation that earned hundreds of millions of dollars. But it was there a larger untold story about the L.A. music scene, fine art, and high society.

Feb 22, 2026

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15 min read

#164: Epstein Estate Settles for Millions

But doesn’t admit guilt? Plus: Slushie Forgery Scandal, Trump Arch, 764, Kevin O’Leary, Kicking Flight Attendants, and 764. Also: Here for Antifa? Turn left and drive straight for 32 miles.

Feb 20, 2026

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14 min read

The Rabbit Hole: Covering the Courts from a Windowless Office

For more than a decade, Rachel Weiner, until quite recently a Washington Post journalist, chronicled the news involving the D.C. metropolitan area, which included stints at the Eastern District of Virginia. This week, she gives us an insiders-look on what it means to cover the fastest federal court in America.

Feb 15, 2026

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16 min read