Fani Willis Hangs Onto Trump Case, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead
After revelations of Fani T. Willis’s romance with a subordinate sent the Georgia criminal case against Donald J. Trump down a two-month detour worthy of a soap opera, a judge’s…
A Watershed Moment for the Politics of Israel, Courtesy of Chuck Schumer
Over 44 painstakingly scripted minutes on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, the majority leader, Chuck Schumer, spoke of his Jewish identity, his love for the State of Israel,…
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/15/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Generous readers, thank you once again for making the 2024 Water Cooler fundraiser such a complete success. Now I can relax [ha ha]. –lambert Bird…
The Intergenerational Health Effects of Forced Displacement: Japanese American incarceration During WWII | naked capitalism
Yves here. This article examines the health costs of the removal of entire populations from their communities. The case study is the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.…
TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy
I was really rooting for TikTok. In 2020, when the Trump administration first tried to force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app or risk having it shut down,…
Big Appeal, and Big Question Marks, in Possible TikTok Sale
TikTok is one of the most popular and largest social media apps around the globe — with great brand recognition and loyal users. It may also be one of the…
‘Squid Game’ Actor Found Guilty of Sexual Misconduct
A South Korean court on Friday convicted Oh Young-soo, an actor who won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a contestant in the Netflix survival drama “Squid Game,” of…
Tornadoes and Injuries Reported as Severe Weather Tears Through Midwest
Severe storms tore through three Midwestern states on Thursday, producing reports of damaging tornadoes across Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana and injuring dozens of people. In eastern Indiana, the towns of…
With Humor, Kobi Libii Gives His Characters a Different Superpower
In “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” the writer-director Kobi Libii’s debut feature film opening March 15, a mysterious group of Black people possess superpowers. But unlike Black Panther or…
My Goldendoodle Spent a Week at Some Luxury Dog ‘Hotels.’ I Tagged Along.
By the time my goldendoodle, Steve, and I pulled up to our resting place, I was tired from the long drive and already second-guessing my plan. I felt a little…