Donald Trump is enough of an egomaniac that he will go so far as to adopt a correct policy position contrary to Republican orthodoxy if it can be self-gratifying enough. But needless to say, his limit
Andrew Gelman raises the to me interesting question of who are the oldest famous people ever? In thinking about this, I realized I had never considered the extent to which fame itself is a complex con
It is Martin Luther King Day, which to Republicans means celebrating a man whose public career consisted of one speech, which contained one sentence: These white folks love Santa Claus King, knowing f
If you must return it you can send it here: There’s so much stupid money floating around right now that’s just begging to be separated from its owners. OTOH as a great philosopher once not
Some really striking outcomes from my home province: *Amazing* detailed data on 3rd shots and vaccines from Alberta. Essentially: “The hospitalization rate among 3x-vaccinated 80+ year olds is lower
That was something, huh? I guess we’ll come back to it next weekend, but Josh Allen is one of the most remarkable development stories I’ve ever seen, and gotta give credit to the Bills for
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(1) Novak Djokovic has finally been kicked out of Australia. Djokovic, who is the world’s best tennis player and an anti-vax nut, apparently thought it would be just fine and dandy to lie on his
Fortunately, the outcome here could have been much worse: The FBI and local police said at a news conference Saturday night that three hostages who were held in a Colleyville synagogue for nearly 12 h