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Economy

Shit's Expensive, Yo

Sep 14, 2026

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Shit's Expensive, Yo

A not very incisive look at prices

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Foreign Policy

With Friends Like Us, Who Needs Enemies

Sep 13, 2026

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3 min read

With Friends Like Us, Who Needs Enemies

Canada and Saudi Arabia

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MAGA

Trumpapalooza - A Whimper Not a Bang

Sep 12, 2026

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2 min read

Trumpapalooza - A Whimper Not a Bang

Total failure

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LGBTQ+ Rights

Trimming on Trans Rights

Sep 11, 2026

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3 min read

Trimming on Trans Rights

The elections in Texas

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War

December 7, 1966

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

December 7, 1966

Were we obsessed with anti-Japanese hysteria and who has the right to commemorate an important anniversary?

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Readers Send Me Stuff

A Couple of Good Pieces

Sep 9, 2026

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3 min read

A Couple of Good Pieces

Georgia, Data Centers and Texas

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Media

Asymmetric Norm Enforcement

Sep 8, 2026

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2 min read

Asymmetric Norm Enforcement

A fancy way of saying they can say what they want, but we can't

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Political Nuts and Bolts

Re-Visiting the Scam PACS

Sep 7, 2026

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1 min read

Re-Visiting the Scam PACS

A few more details from Adam Bonica

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Mexico

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Price Controls, But Make Them Complicated and Ineffective

Sep 6, 2026

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3 min read

Price Controls, But Make Them Complicated and Ineffective

CAP vs Mexico

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Culture

Adults in the Room

Sep 5, 2026

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2 min read

Adults in the Room

Inequality in the Classroom

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Election 2026

Gas Prices Are Too Damn High

Sep 4, 2026

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1 min read

Gas Prices Are Too Damn High

A simple point

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You're Not Worried About Your Historical Reputation

Sep 3, 2026

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1 min read

You're Not Worried About Your Historical Reputation

When you think your people will write history

Democratic Failure

Here's Why They Aren't Scared of Us

Sep 2, 2026

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4 min read

Here's Why They Aren't Scared of Us

And it's important

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Healthcare

Darline Graham is a Fountain of Truth

Sep 1, 2026

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2 min read

Darline Graham is a Fountain of Truth

Inadvertently, of course

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Democratic Future

Rabbit Hunting

Aug 31, 2026

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2 min read

Rabbit Hunting

Indulging a bad habit

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Media

We're Gonna Have to Get Past This Piker Shit

Aug 30, 2026

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2 min read

We're Gonna Have to Get Past This Piker Shit

And other stuff like it

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Election 2026

A New Theory of Election Disruption

Aug 30, 2026

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2 min read

A New Theory of Election Disruption

It seems somewhat plausible

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Mexico

Claudia Deals with a Chapulin

Aug 29, 2026

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3 min read

Claudia Deals with a Chapulin

Adios, grasshopper

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MAHA madness

Impeach RFK Jr

Aug 28, 2026

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2 min read

Impeach RFK Jr

Make them vote, have the hearings

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Oligarchs

Some Thoughts About Rich Assholes

Aug 27, 2026

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3 min read

Some Thoughts About Rich Assholes

And AI, too

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Tariffs

Lake America

Aug 26, 2026

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3 min read

Lake America

Pretty desperate

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Democratic Future

Collaboration with Kushner

Aug 25, 2026

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2 min read

Collaboration with Kushner

To what end?

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Democratic Future

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Two Things From the Comments

Aug 24, 2026

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2 min read

Two Things From the Comments

Someone who understands political ads on the Internet and the Iran war

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Foreign Policy

Carney Did the Right Thing

Aug 23, 2026

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2 min read

Carney Did the Right Thing

Why it’s good for Democrats

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Stupidity

National Treasure Must Be Ruined

Aug 22, 2026

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2 min read

National Treasure Must Be Ruined

By the ruiners

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