Ezra Klein used to be a blogger. I didn't read him much back in the day. We traveled in different circles. He's made it, by some standards, with a steady job at the New York Times. Paul has already summarized the piece as though it...
Author: Cheryl Rofer
Last Tuesday, I voted on my way to other errands. The past two weeks, the county clerk's office has been open for voting, with eight voting stations. This week, five.
An earlier Los Alamos colloquium. See below for more. Ah, we’re talking about women’s emotions at that time of the month again. This perennial subject always reminds me of an.
Man, you look away for a few days, and all sorts of nonsense creeps in. Like most of us, I’ve been focusing on the presidential campaign. What happens to everything else depends on that outcome. But Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, and so does opinionating...
I see that people are asking in the comments to Erik's post about how the price of milk is set. You are in luck! Kevin Drum has the answer for.
Several weeks back, my piano teacher gave me a book of jazz numbers and told me to pick one. I chose “Lullaby of Birdland,” which I’ve always liked. I've managed.
Official photo, Keith Alexander as head of NSA Beyond Donald Trump’s direct and obvious grifts is a secondary industry of grifts that both live off the direct grifts and support them. And third-rate hangers on and more. It’s a grift ecosystem. A possible intermediate-level predator...
I had not heard of “Call Her Daddy” until a day or two ago. More women listen to it than any other podcast. They are mostly young. It’s been described.
Torsten - own work using the Image:BlankMap-World6.svg by en:User:Canuckguy CC BY-SA 3.0 Iran is trying to assassinate Donald Trump. Iran is seeking nuclear talks. Israel may attack Iran in a few hours..
Little white schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, by Jonathunder GFDL 1.2 Vice President Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney plan to be in Ripon, Wisconsin, today. (gift link) Ripon claims to be the birthplace of the Republican Party, and the event will launch Wisconsin Republicans for Harris-Walz....
Vladimir Putin has announced plans for changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine. How much difference will this make in how his war in Ukraine is being fought? Probably not much. Fabian.
It seems like we have a significant contingent of commenters who want to focus, not on reforming the Supreme Court, not on what a Harris Cabinet might look like, not.