The Devastation of Iraq

New York Review of Books The damage inflicted on Iraq over the past two decades is almost immeasurable: at least 210,000 people, mostly civilians, killed; the destruction of Mosul; a flood of refugees desperate to escape from the country by any means possible; and millions of traumatized survivors. […]

Supreme Court Tells Texas to Hold On

Supreme Court Tells Texas to Hold On Plus: More reactions to the Supreme Court’s other decision in the Trump ballot disqualification case, D.C.’s continued minimum wage confusion, California’s primary elections, and more… CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI The other Supreme Court decision. Fresh off a unanimous decision keeping former President Donald Trump on the […]

How Things Really Are

P R Reddall Mar 5, 2024 P R Reddall explores the surprising depth found in revisiting the familiar, using the film Total Recall as a key example to highlight how new insights can transform our understanding of reality and ourselves. Many years ago I was asked to read […]

The Earthquake Trade

That’s a lot of fucks, I thought while editing today’s story — a London trader’s unvarnished account of making millions on the 2011 Japanese earthquake. I figured that for decency’s sake I should delete a few, and after making what I thought was a comprehensive pass, I hit […]

3/5/24: Michael Moore DIRE Biden Warning, MSNBC Says To Scare Voters From Trump, All Demos Say Trump Policies Better Than Biden, Corporate Landlords Rent Price Collusion, SCOTUS Trump Ruling Debate, Whoopi Goldberg Meltdown, UN Report Can’t Prove Sexual Assault Claims, and Local Israelis Debunk NYT

Krystal and Saagar discuss Michael Moore’s dire warning for Biden, MSNBC plan to scare voters against Trump, voters across all demographics say Trump policies better than Biden’s, corporate landlords sued for rent hike collusion, Krystal Saagar debate SCOTUS Trump ruling, Whoopi Goldberg meltdown over Trump, UN report can’t […]

Dead VC walking

March 4, 2024 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Welcome back! If you’re eating eggs this morning, here’s hoping they’re free of eggshells. But don’t be surprised if some snuck in. There’s a reason shells are more likely to chip these days.   In today’s big story, […]

Politics is Downstream from Politics

Today’s Talking Points California Officials Lie About Election Security While Opening America’s First ‘Transgender’ Voting Center – The Federalist Reps. Loudermilk and Johnson announce release of 5,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage following arrest of Blaze Media’s Steve Baker – The Blaze House GOP Probing if Biden Administration […]

‘Super’ Week

‘Super’ Week Plus: A partial budget deal, Super Tuesday, the State of the Union, Harris calls for a cease-fire, and more… ERIC BOEHM A Wild Budget Agreement Appeared! House Speaker Mike Johnson (R–La.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) unveiled on Sunday a set of six budget bills that […]

The Beauty of the Moscow Metro

by Raphael Machado Raphael Machado Mar 4, 2024 Raphael Machado argues that the Moscow metro’s grandeur contrasts sharply with the utilitarian and cost-benefit-driven organisation of modern public spaces in the West. Everyone knows that the Moscow metro is very beautiful. In a certain sense, talking about it is […]

3/4/24: SCOTUS 9-0 In Trump Ballot Case, Kamala Gaslights On Ceasefire, US Airdrops Gaza Aid, Non-Whites Shift To Trump, Biden Avoids College Campuses, Nikki Wins DC, CNN Anchor Rips Biden On Israel, NYT Chaos After Debunked Oct 7 Report, Flour Massacre Evidence Exposes Israel Lies, Elon Sues Sam Altman

Krystal and Saagar discuss SCOTUS 9-0 ruling in Trump’s favor on ballot access, Kamala gaslights on ceasefire, US airdrops Gaza aid, women and non-whites shift to Trump, Biden terrified of college campus events, Nikki wins DC primary as uncommitted looms, Biden’s favorite CNN anchor trashes his Gaza policy, […]

Populism To Counter De-Nationalized Elites?, UAE To Buy a Chunk of Prime Egyptian Real Estate, Gaza in Rochdale, “Hindu Supremacy”, Chernobyl as Non-Human Paradise?

Niccolo Soldo Mar 2, 2024 Every weekend (almost) I share five articles/essays/reports with you. I select these over the course of the week because they are either insightful, informative, interesting, important, or a combination of the above. Request: Please hit the like button at the top or bottom […]

Ikeaology

Sietze Bosman Mar 2, 2024 Sietze Bosman critiques modern conformity and societal norms, as illuminated by the everyday choices and living spaces of the masses. The glimmering of the spring sun flows through the windows of Man-in-the-world’s affordable-sized apartment. The streams of liquid dawn adorn the interior with […]

Retirement regret

March 3, 2024 • 3 min read with Matt Turner Hello! Welcome back to our Sunday edition. Wondering how long is too long to spend in one job? The former head of HR at Microsoft can help. On the agenda: Google used to be Silicon Valley’s cool kid. […]

Stardom-crossed Lovers

Sponsored by Hirmer Publishers Frances Wilson ‘Diabolical Fame’ Composed of rhapsody and opinionation, without shape or chronology, Roger Lewis’s biography of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton tries to get at the strangeness of stardom. Linda Greenhouse Social Progress & the Courts For decades Gerald Rosenberg, author of The Hollow Hope, […]

Google’s Brave New Woke-AF World

When DEI merges with AI, the post-truth dystopia will become impossible to escape. Andrew Sullivan Mar 1 ∙ Paid READ IN APP Gemini’s result when Cynical Publius asked it to “create images of Henry Ford.” “The nature of psychological compulsion is such that those who act under constraint […]