What’s the 771?

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

Newsom Easily Survives Recall

The flake beat the weirdo.

Norm Macdonald, 1959-2021

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

Keeping the Voter Fraud Flames Burning

This time in the CA recall.

Quick Hits

Misc. stories worth noting, but that I don’t have time to write about.

It’s Only Champagne if it’s Made in Russia

If it’s made in France, it’s “sparkling wine.”

Polling Favorable to Newsom in CA

It is closer than Newsom might want, but the numbers are favorable to him.

COVID Schadenfreude Journalism

A new story archetype is all too common.

The CA Recall

The system is not defensible.

Sirhan Sirhan Recommended for Parole

The 16th time may be the charm for Robert Kennedy’s killer.

Is California Recall Unconstitutional?

A novel but flawed legal argument.

The Size of the US House of Representatives

It hasn’t changed in over 100 years (but the population sure has).

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America Getting Less White

The long demographic trend continues.

Delta Essentially a New Coronavirus

Behind the CDC’s messaging debacle.

Who Decides American History?

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

Trouble for Newsom?

A new poll show a very close race.

Capitol Riots Hearings Start Today with Political Theater

Emotional testimony from police will kick off the event.

Elite Behavior Matters

The College Republican National Committee Chairman elections shows the lessons taught by the national party.

F- Biden Signs and Free Speech

I know obscenity when I see it and this ain’t it.

Conservatives and Children’s Rights

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Stupid, Evil Party

It’s not getting any better, folks.

More Intra-Party Manuevers

This time: the Alaska GOP.

An Example of Illegal Voting

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

Transgender Fight Moves to Spas

An ugly situation that’s getting uglier.

Could America’s Next Election be Stolen?

Some Democratic election observers think so.

SCOTUS Strikes Down Disclosure Law

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

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Coloradans Need Not Apply

A law seeking to help the state’s workers seems to be having the opposite effect.

Congress May Repeal Iraq AUMF

A meaningless gesture that’s long overdue.

Stephen Breyer’s Retirement Timing

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?

DOJ Recovers Half of Colonial Pipeline Ransom

Some good news in the hacking wars.

US Had 9 Mass Shootings This Weekend

A shocking yet unsurprising statistic.

The Politicization of Math Class

The least controversial subject in school is suddenly controversial.

Following the Science Isn’t Our Nature

The reaction to the pandemic has long since been about much more than the pandemic.

More Census 2020 Takeaways

The trends over the last half century are really something.

Census Results Likely a Boost for GOP

The long shift of population from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt continues—with the unusual exception of California.

Weak Parties and the CA Recall

With an appearance by Caitlyn Jenner’s choice of party.

Maxine Waters Under Fire

The latest variant of the “No Justice, No Peace” threat is unhelpful.

Masking Outdoors

Science, politics, and social norms intersect in some really strange ways.

Marijuana Legalization’s Inevitability

It’s seemingly just a matter of time before recreational use is allowed throughout the United States.

Philip Mountbatten, 1921-2021

Queen Elizabeth’s husband has died two months shy of his 100th birthday.

Joe Manchin’s Weird Filibuster Defense

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.

The Consolidation of Journalism

The Internet killed the newspaper without really replacing it.

Biden at Odds with Pelosi and Schumer and SALT Repeal

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

Some Thoughts on Representation

How well do single-seat districts lead to representation? (And of what?)

COVID Passports Redux

Competing analogies and externalities.

Beverly Cleary, 1916-2021

The beloved author of children’s books had died days short of her 105th birthday.

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A W-2 for Business Income

An interesting proposal to improve tax collection.

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Biden’s $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.