<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Praetorian Press</title><link>https://thepraetorianpress.com</link><description>A new piece every day from Rusty Calloway.</description><item><title>Why one meeting in Washington sets your car payment</title><link>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/one-meeting-sets-your-car-payment/</link><guid>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/one-meeting-sets-your-car-payment/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Federal Reserve doesn’t set the rate on your loan. It sets the rate everything else is built on. Here’s how that reaches your wallet.</description></item><item><title>Young voters aren’t apathetic. They’re picky.</title><link>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/young-voters-are-picky/</link><guid>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/young-voters-are-picky/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Turnout among voters under 30 swings harder than any other group. What moves it says a lot about where the country is heading.</description></item><item><title>Student debt, where it actually stands</title><link>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/student-debt-where-it-stands/</link><guid>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/student-debt-where-it-stands/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Payments are back, the plans keep changing, and the rules depend on when you borrowed. The parts that matter for your monthly bill.</description></item><item><title>The algorithm is already on your ballot</title><link>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/the-algorithm-on-your-ballot/</link><guid>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/the-algorithm-on-your-ballot/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>States are writing the first real rules for AI in elections. What they cover, and the gap they leave open.</description></item><item><title>Rent keeps climbing. Here’s the math nobody explains.</title><link>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/the-rent-math/</link><guid>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/the-rent-math/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Wages went up. So did rent, faster. Why the gap matters most for people renting their first place.</description></item><item><title>What actually shuts down in a government shutdown</title><link>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/what-shuts-down-in-a-shutdown/</link><guid>https://thepraetorianpress.com/pieces/what-shuts-down-in-a-shutdown/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Less than you’d think, and more than Washington admits. A plain guide to who keeps working, who goes home, and who stops getting paid.</description></item></channel></rss>