5 Takeaways From Another Trump-Free Republican Debate
As he sat in the spin room with the Fox News host Sean Hannity after the second Republican debate on Wednesday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida accurately summed up…
Too Late to Not Nominate Biden | naked capitalism
Yves here. It is puzzling to see the Biden ouster movement getting serious only as of the David Ignatius’ spooky contacts pressing him to write a Washington Post piece urging…
House Votes to Strip Defense Secretary of Salary as Right Wing Flexes Muscles
The Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to reduce the salary of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to $1, as right-wing lawmakers tried to transform a Pentagon spending bill and…
A Silvery, Shimmering Summer of Beyoncé
Renaissance, which kicked off in Stockholm in May, was Beyoncé’s first tour in nearly seven years, with 56 shows worldwide, tied to her 2022 album of the same name. In…
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/27/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Eurasian Nuthatch, Fishponds Open Space, London, England, United Kingdom. With chiming London bell. Politics “So many of the social reactions…
Fracking Fallout: Is America’s Drinking Water Safe? | naked capitalism
Yves here. A predictable outcome of fracking, which is contamination of aquifers, may be happening on a big enough scale to get out of the so-called progressive media into the…
Baltimore Police Search for Suspect in Killing of Tech C.E.O.
The founder and chief executive of a Baltimore tech start-up who was acclaimed as a rising entrepreneur in the city was found dead on Monday, the police said, prompting a…
To Knock an Elephant Off Balance, Bring Out a Giant Blindfold
For a 7,600-pound Asian elephant, simply putting one foot in front of the other can be a high-stakes proposition: A trip or tumble can result in grievous injury. “The bigger…
How Much Coffee Is Too Much Coffee?
Q: I routinely drink three or four cups of coffee per day, but often wonder if this is too much. Should I consider cutting back? Coffee can be many things:…
Opinion | Senate Leaders Need to Break With Menendez Now
Hopefully, Democratic leaders in the Senate will do the right thing, and this column will be obsolete by the time you read it. I would have written it earlier, but…