US Alone In Support For Israel War Effort

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Squaring the Circle on the Israel-Gaza War

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

Making Cheap Booze More Expensive

A study has found significant health benefits.

On the Number of Parties 4: The Oddity of Two, Part 1

A real example of American exceptionalism.

Brits Deporting Migrants to Rwanda

A legal but unsavory solution to a problem.

Gun Control Around the Anglosphere

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

Rishi Sunak Becomes UK Prime Minister

The 42-year-old billionaire makes history in many ways.

The Depth of US Support to Ukraine

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Constitution

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

The ‘Figure it Out Yourself’ Phase of COVID

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

Prince Charles as Co-Monarch

His 95-year-old mom is still Queen but has handed off many of her duties.

Removing Russia from UN Security Council

It would be fitting but, alas, won’t happen.

Madeleine Albright, 1937-2022

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Walter Mears, 1935-2022

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

West Accelerates Pressure on Russia

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

Deterring The Deterrers

Deterring Russia is a matter of principle.

Putin Invades Ukraine in Defiance of West

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

The Myth of Picking the Best

And yes, it is political (and always has been).

Non-Peer Review of Medical Studies

The downside to online archives of pre-print articles.

Dan Reeves, 1944-2022

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

On the Number of Parties 1: Basic Counting, Part 1

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

Peak Fact-Checking?

Not every argument can be tested on a Pinocchio scale.

Back to SCOTUS Reform and “Legitimacy”

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

Line of the Day

Get vaccinated edition

Oh, Look, Vaccinations Rates Matter

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

COVID, Age, and Risk Assessment

A vaccinated 75-year-old is as likely to die as an unvaccinated 53-year-old.

Norm Macdonald, 1959-2021

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

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Doctors Weigh in on Climate Change

Because why the hell not.

COVID Schadenfreude Journalism

A new story archetype is all too common.

Higher Vaccination Rates=Lower Hospitalization Rates

Unsurprising news is unsurprising.

Delta Variant

More reminders that the pandemic is not over.

DOJ Recovers Half of Colonial Pipeline Ransom

Some good news in the hacking wars.

G-7 Approves Corporate Tax Floor

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

Chauvin’s Life in Prison

Don’t believe everything you see on TV.

Philip Mountbatten, 1921-2021

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

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Britain Nears Herd Immunity

More than 73 percent of Britons will be vaccinated or previously-infected by Monday.

United States Less Democratic Than it Used to Be

Multiple indicators point to a decline in the representativeness of the American system.

Texas Ends COVID Restrictions

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

The Smoothest Transition in Decades

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

Bill Belichick Refuses Presidential Medal of Freedom

The New England Patriots coach lived up to the team nickname.

What’s a Republic?

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

Is the American Government Legitimate?

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

If Minneapolis Were Happening Elsewhere…

A solid piece of satire.

Don Shula Dead at 90

The coaching legend led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history.

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An American Health Service?

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

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John Prine Succumbs to COVID-19

A great songwriter is gone at 73.

Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care

The British PM is very sick from COVID-19.