Opinion | Requiem for the Newsroom
WASHINGTON — I don’t want this to be one of those pieces that bangs on about how things used to be better, and they’ll never be as good again. But,…
Opinion | Can the Meritocracy Survive Without the SAT?
The rapid abandonment of the SAT and ACT as requirements for college admissions, to the point where more than 80 percent of four-year colleges didn’t require a standardized test for…
Links 4/29/2023 | naked capitalism
Sand cat: the amazing animal that doesn’t need to drink water ZME Science Father of hundreds gets sperm donation ban from Dutch court Reuters Is There a Wrong Way to…
Life in Ukraine’s Trenches: Gearing Up for a Spring Offensive
In a thicket of trees between two vast farm fields, a plywood trapdoor built into the forest floor opened to reveal stairs leading underground. Inside was a subterranean bunker, cut…
After Warmth From Biden, South Korea’s Leader Faces a Different Tune at Home
President Yoon Suk Yeol went to Washington to reset South Korean diplomacy by drawing closer to the United States and taking a larger role on the international stage. If the…
A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part
Equine art lives in many airports: Seattle and San Francisco have bronze horses shaped like driftwood, Central Illinois has wire horses suspended from the ceiling, Tucson has a winged horse…
George Santos, Instead of Shrinking From the Spotlight, Steps Into It
WASHINGTON — As he strode into a bar packed with margarita-sipping young Republicans here the other night, Representative George Santos of New York looked like a man who had finally…
Rape Case Places Trump in Legal Jeopardy. Politically, He’s Thriving.
During E. Jean Carroll’s first day on the witness stand, her lawyer asked what had brought her to a federal courtroom in Manhattan. “I am here because Donald Trump raped…
Home Buyers Are Eager but Sellers Are Scarce, Creating ‘Real Gridlock’
The housing market typically comes to life in spring, when buyers emerge in the warmer weather. This year, the market appears stuck in a deep freeze, and the biggest culprit…
Michael Hudson: Debt and the Collapse of Antiquity – Part 2 | naked capitalism
Yves here. This is a fun discussion, with Hudson covering the finer points of the fall of the Roman Empire, vandals as progressives, the origins of the Inquisition, and how…