Yglesias had a piece yesterday on the decline of the so-called “Resistance,” the movement of liberal activists to take to the streets to protest Trump. I have many thoughts on both the ess
In my humble opinion as an increasingly frequent traveler, Frontier is an airline best compared to diarrhea. The worst of the worst, this was once a way to get to the West fairly cheap. Now it is a wa
John McCain was the most overrated politician in recent American history (Whenever I need a quick LGM pick me up I read either Erik’s reverse encomium to Sen. McMaverick, or his peroration on th
Donna Brazile decided to do a sit-down with Chotiner, and as you would expect the results are 100% pure comedy gold: Why did you think it was important to join Fox? Over the last six months, I have ha
I spend an incredible amount of time commuting these days, which means that I’ve gotten really into podcasts. Apropos of nothing, I figured other pod-heads would perhaps enjoy a few recommendati
I had a feature in the print edition of the Diplomat a couple of months ago on the conversion of the Izumo class aircraft carriers. You can read part of it here; for the rest, sadly, you need to buy
These are the graves of the Staple Singers. Roebuck “Pops” Staples was born in Winona, Mississippi in 1914. He grew up with the blues, but switched to gospel in the 1930s. He married Oceol
An important Seattle Times investigation into how the 737 MAX got certified before it was ready: As Boeing hustled in 2015 to catch up to Airbus and certify its new 737 MAX, Federal Aviation Administr