Opinion | Matthew Perry and the People Who Prey on Addicts
Deep into my love affair with cocaine, I sat in the living room of a neighbor’s house with several other people, waiting for the mirror with the coveted white lines…
Opinion | Masculinity Is on the Ballot
Amid all the joy and positivity and the big, beautiful polling surges for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the word has gone out: This election isn’t going to be a…
Opinion | After Biden Bloodletting, Dems Just Want to Have Fun!
We head to Chicago on a wave of euphoria, exuberance, exultation, excitement and even, you might say, ecstasy. It’s going to be a glorious coronation — except that everyone’s mad…
Opinion | The New York Suburb Where Democrats Hope to Claw Back Victory
From the Sun Belt to the industrial Midwest, Democrats, emboldened by the Great Harris Swap of 2024, are licking their chops, sensing increased enthusiasm and bigger poll numbers for their…
Links 8/17/2024 | naked capitalism
More Than 4,000 Moth Species Flit Across Texas. One Scientist Photographed 550 in His Yard. Texas Monthly Girl discovers dinosaur footprints on beach walk BBC Demystifying Sovereign Wealth Funds JSTOR…
The Movies of 1999
Do you remember 1999? The vibes were peculiar. On the one hand, politicians and pundits talked ceaselessly about “building a bridge to the 21st century” and entering the new millennium…
Ukraine Destroys Key Russian Bridge as It Presses On With Offensive
Ukraine has destroyed a critical bridge and appears to have targeted at least one more in Russia’s western Kursk region as it tries to sever Russian supply lines and consolidate…
Kamala Harris and the Return of ‘Tough on Crime’
When Kamala Harris published her first book in 2009, recounting her experience as a California prosecutor, she called it “Smart on Crime.” That phrase would come to signal a kinder,…
Harris Puts Four Sun Belt States Back in Play, Times/Siena Polls Find
Vice President Kamala Harris has stormed into contention in the fast-growing and diverse states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, not long after Donald J. Trump had seemed on…
Harris Gains in Sun Belt as Demographic Patterns Start to Look ‘Normal’
With Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the presidential race is returning to “normal.” This morning, the latest New York Times/Siena College polls find an essentially tied race among likely…