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News & Commentary
Regardless Of What You Think, ‘Merriam-Webster’ Says ‘Irregardless’ Is A Word
#teamregardless
Tulsa sees Covid-19 surge in the wake of Trump’s June rally
Surprising? No, not surprising.
Amy Cooper, who accused Central Park birdwatcher of threatening her, will be prosecuted
This is how it’s supposed to work.
PDX police declare riot again
I think the thread may have been lost.
Gov. Brown warns Oregonians to mask up or see businesses close
Cool cool cool
The Grim Lessons of CHOP
Seattle’s “Summer of Love” ends early
MIT apologizes, permanently pulls offline huge dataset that taught AI systems to use racist, misogynistic slurs
Human beings. Whatcha gonna do?
The coronavirus is mutating
Early research indicates the new variant is no more lethal but 10x more contagious.
CHOP shooting in Seattle autonomous zone
It’s almost like a police-free anarchy zone is a bad idea.
UW-Madison students call for removal of Lincoln statue
Could see this coming from a mile away.
Essays
Vive la France! Vive la Différence!
Compiled during seven weeks in France during the summer of 2000. I attack all manner of topics from the vantage point of an American in Paris, a status made obvious by my white tennis shoes, lack of a poodle, and inability to keep from showering once a day. The resulting treatise is both required reading for doctorate level Franco-American political science students and the reason France pulled out of NATO. Okay, item number one: Parisians drive around their town like...
Prince Albert in a Can
If you're feeling trapped in your career, imagine the vice president. No matter what he says or does, there's no escaping those pesky 1996 campaign finance irregularities. Note to Al: 18 minutes of blank tape didn't help Nixon; three years of deleted email won't help you. The most immediate advantage Vice President Al Gore has in his race to the presidency, other than the currently blissful economic climate, has got to be that he's not as drop-dead stupid as his Republican...
How Few Thoughts a Brain Holds 3
You didn't really expect me to shut up did you? Poor, poor you. Poor, poor, stupid you. The worst sub-headline in recent memory: "Easier credit gets the blame for the boom in repossessions in the four-county region even as the economy remains robust." Yes, like a thief in the night or an evil avenging angel, "Easier Credit" roams the countryside looking to strike terror into the hearts of unsuspecting homeowners everywhere. I can't fathom that newspaper writers and their...
The Problems with Shrub
My case for George "Dubya" as Bush-lite: A third less IQ points than your regular presidential candidate and definitely less fulfilling. Call me disillusioned, but if Republican presidential aspirant George W. Bush (aka Dubya, aka Bush-lite, aka Shrub) indeed turns out to be our next president, I volunteer to lead the banzai charge over the cliffs of insanity. Long the presumptive GOP nominee, Bush has spent recent weeks running an incredibly incompetent presidential...