Welcome to the Bloody ’20s
A record-breaking uptick in violence reflects the underlying spiritual chaos gripping the U.S.
Biden’s Cynical ‘Foreign Policy for the Middle Class’
The new president seeks to subordinate foreign policy to a narrow set of economic considerations that dovetails with his short-term political interests.
‘We Recruit’
There once was a gay-rights group called the Lesbian Avengers, whose motto was: “We Recruit!”
Inflation Tea Leaves
I assume ’large institutional clients’ is not a synonym for ’guys who took out bank loans to purchase GameStop shares.’
An Economy of Mystery
Everything looks peachy right now, but I wonder how soon we’ll be saying, ‘It seemed like a good idea at the time.’
Ask an Engineer
Seven questions, and more than seven answers, about the crisis in Texas.
The Cruz Cancun Conundrum
If the world is mad at the Texas senator it's not because he's done anything that hurt anybody; it's because he's done something judged unseemly.
Windmill Politics
Funny how the debate about the Texas blackouts is turning into a predictable culture-war issue.
Today in ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong?’
Goodness gracious. From the New York Times:
The City of Tucson, Ariz., decided last year to pay rent on five golf courses and a zoo — to itself. In California, West ...