The Tech Bubble Has Burst. Or Has It?

A lot of huge investments have failed for a variety of reasons.

NYC Mayor Goes to El Paso to Rail Against Illegal Immigration

Eric Adams is begging for the Federal Government for relief.

Matt Yglesias’ Return to His Roots

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

America Becoming More Rural

A new Census definition has changed classifications slightly. It doesn’t go nearly far enough.

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Homeless Sweeps are Costly, Ineffective, and Immoral

Cities across the United States are taking the wrong approach to a crisis.

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.

From the “You Can’t Make this Stuff Up” File

That time the Nazis made a movie about the Titanic.

Biden Wants Credit for Economy Worse Than the One He Inherited

Prices are coming down but they’re way higher than they were.

Single-Family Zoning and Housing Diversity

They’re all made out of ticky tacky. And they all look just the same

Moving Away From Off-Off Year Elections

Localities are consolidating local elections to coincide with national ones. Some don’t like that.

Trump’s Run Exasperates GOP Elite, Thrills Dems

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

University of California TAs and Postdocs on Strike!

A showdown over wages could upend the apprenticeship arrangement that has long characterized graduate education.

Why Stacey Abrams Ran Behind Raphael Warnock

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

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Economists Expect Recession Created By Economists

The Fed is expected to stall the economy to fight inflation.

Ukraine Openly Mocking Russia

Things are not going well in the special military operation.

Insuring Against the Inevitable

Hurricane Ian renews some perennial questions about recovering from natural disasters.

Today’s Reverse Freedom Rides

A shameful stunt reminiscent of an even darker era.

Federal Employees Take Another Pay Cut

What’s being billed as the largest hike in years is anything but.

Obama’s Top Economist Opposes Biden Debt Relief Plan

An unlikely source argues that it’s too big and poorly targeted.

David Kay, 1940-2022

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

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The Poor Upper Middle Class

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

Housing Trans Inmates

An already awful system on steroids.

Democrats Even Madder at Manchin

The West Virginia Senator has pulled away the football yet again.

Minority Rule in a Winner-Take-All System

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

The Identity Politics of Identity Politics

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Just Move If You Don’t Like it Here!

There are many barriers to true freedom.

Projecting China’s Future

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

Census Undercounted Some Groups, Overcounted Others

Antiquated counting methods lead to misallocation of resources.

US Inflation at 40-Year High

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

Ilya Shapiro’s Inartful Tweet

Outrage over the outrage is outrageous.

President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

What the Biden Mask & Test Kit Plan Gets Right

Glimmers of hope for those involved in government service delivery

Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci participates in a briefing Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Chandler West) Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci participates in a briefing Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Chandler West)

The Fauci Who Stole Christmas

You’re a monster, Dr. Grinch, Your heart’s an empty hole.

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Doctoring Ain’t All it’s Cracked Up to Be

The rat race of becoming a physician and maintaining one’s license is more intense than popularly understood.

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The Middle Ain’t Woke

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

Racial Impacts of the Interstate in Montgomery, AL

Another example for the conversation.

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Americans Feel Economy Much Worse Than it Is

It turns out “the economy” isn’t just one thing.

President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room. President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room.

Biden: Democrats Have Reached a Deal

$1.75 trillion ain’t $3.5 trillion but it’s something.

Peter Scolari, 1955-2021

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House. President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House.

Biden Settling for Smaller Spending Package

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

Trans, Nonbinary Actor Sues ‘Hamilton’

A former cast member charges that the show about equality wasn’t equal.

Michael K. Williams, 1966-2021

The actor known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire” is gone at 54.

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Doctors Weigh in on Climate Change

Because why the hell not.

10 Million Jobs, 8.4 Million Unemployed

A series of mismatches mean would-be workers can’t find employment despite an abundance of openings.

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America Getting Less White

The long demographic trend continues.

President Joe Biden signs two executive orders on healthcare Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. President Joe Biden signs two executive orders on healthcare Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

Biden Illegally Extends Eviction Moratorium

The President is in open defiance of the Supreme Court.

Alabama, Disney, and the Quest to Be a National University

The cost of raising a university’s profile.

Most Unvaccinated Americans are Poor

Almost everyone in households making over $75,000 are protected from COVID.

Biden Fires ‘Independent’ Social Security Administrator

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

Schumer Apologizes for ‘Retarded’ Comment

Another case of word choice overriding intent.

Virginia’s Weird Politics

The Commonwealth is much more diverse than national election returns might indicate.