Opinion | Why It’s Hard to Explain Joe Biden’s Unpopularity
Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern American history. In Gallup polling, his approval ratings are lower than those of any president embarking on a re-election…
Opinion | ‘People Are Hoping That Israel Nukes Us So We Get Rid of This Pain’
When President Biden weighs American policy toward Gaza, may he think of a gentle scholar named Mohammed Alshannat. Alshannat is a Palestinian in Gaza who at the start of the…
Opinion | How ‘Past Lives’ Changed My Mind About My Relationship
My most stressful moviegoing experience last year was not the mushroom cloud in “Oppenheimer” or the murder trial scenes in “Anatomy of a Fall,” but watching the story of a…
Opinion | This Prophetic Academic Now Foresees the West’s Defeat
“If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you, he will not,” President Biden said during his State of the Union address on Thursday night.…
“Explosive Growth” in Petrochemical Production Linked to Increases in Cancers and Other Diseases in New Report | naked capitalism
Yves here. “Linked” is a slippery word in reporting, since it can imply the connection is stronger than it really is. Nevertheless, a new study in the New England Journal…
Cramming for the Oscars
I’m in competition with no one but myself in trying to view all the major-category nominees for the Oscars before the ceremony tomorrow night. I’m doing well this year, probably…
UN Human Rights Chief Decries ‘War Crime’ of Rapidly Expanding Israeli Settlements | naked capitalism
Yves here. Due in large measure to lack of power and Israel barring unfriendly journalist access to Gaza (including by systematically murdering them), the reporting on conditions in that enclave…
Navalny’s Heirs Seek a Political Future in Russia
Aleksei A. Navalny built Russia’s largest opposition force in his image, embodying a freer, fairer Russia for millions. His exiled team now faces the daunting task of steering his political…
Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging.
By this time of the year, rain should be drenching large swaths of the Amazon rainforest. Instead, a punishing drought has kept the rains at bay, creating dry conditions for…