Well, that's not totally true right now, it exists as a mythological place in Nic Kristof's mind. But the point remains. I want you to imagine something here. Imagine a rising star mayor of a major city in the Northeast. He is a total Atari...
Author: Erik Loomis
Been too long again since I did one of these. I've seen a few shows in the last month that need discussion. I've seen four shows, three of which are.
Interesting argument here by Benjamin Sachs about southern governors so directly intervening in union elections to keep unions out of their states. Following the UAW’s election victory at Volkswagen in.
The World's Worst Deliberative Body strikes again. Inflation continues to ease. The Consumer Price Index was essentially unchanged in May, and on a 12-month basis, core inflation is at the lowest point in three years. Excluding shelter, which is being driven by a “price” nobody pays called...
You know, it's not like the U.S. couldn't do this too. In fact, we do when it comes to Chinese prison labor in supply chains. But we choose not to.
This is the grave of Obie Benson. Born in 1936 in Detroit, Benson went to the local schools and became friends with a guy named Lawrence Payton while in high.
Luka Doncic is a great player. Luka Doncic is also a bum. It's hard to square all of that, but it's also hard to see otherwise given his performance this series and especially in Game 3. The end of the first quarter summed it up....
Well now, this is interesting: A Florida court has ordered Chiquita Brands International to pay $38m to the families of eight Colombian men murdered by a paramilitary death squad, after.
The first big heat wave is about to hit the Northeast. I am currently experiencing my own personal early heat, thanks to my wife having a conference in Puerto Vallarta.
Rick Perlstein has an excellent piece that I explores something I only learned about relatively recently, Roger Stone's work with Al Sharpton on the latter's 2004 presidential campaign as a way to ratfuck Democrats. Another figure who later came to prominence in American politics, however,...
I said before the Game 1 thread that I thought a healthy Porzingis would make the difference for the Celtics, if he was indeed healthy. Well, it did....for 2 games..
Republicans always respect the law, right? It's all about legality. That must be why Oklahoma has preemptively pardoned the state's entire poultry industry from water pollution laws. Governor Kevin Stitt.