Saturday, October 8, 2022

Many of Hurricane Ian’s Victims Were Older Adults Who Drowned

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I thought about this as soon as the first fatalities were announced. Were folks crushed to death by collapsing homes or building, or struck ...
Friday, October 7, 2022

Anne Case and Angus Deaton, Deaths of Despair

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At Amazon, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism .

Beauty

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Cato Institute Economist: We Only Fetishize Manufacturing Jobs to 'Keep White Males With Low Education In Powerful Positions'

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At AoSHQ, " You know what I'd like to import from China? You know what, motherfuckers? How about we make you eat the fucking bugs? ...

Israel's Devastating Capitulation to Hezbollah

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From Caroline Glick : It is almost impossible to grasp the danger of Israel’s present moment. A month before the Knesset elections, the care...

22-Year-Old Colorado Woman Enticed Tinder Date, Only to Duct Tape, Choke, and Stab Him – Then She Ordered Food from DoorDash: Police

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It's hard out there. Dating that is. Pfft. Tinder. Swipe right. I'm glad I'm married --- and too old for this shit, anyway. At t...

The GOP Is Herschel Walker

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From Andrew Sullivan, " A clarifying glimpse into the values of the Party of Trump ": There are times, I confess, when I decide to...
Thursday, October 6, 2022

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, The Russia Conundrum

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At Amazon, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, The Russia Conundrum: How the West Fell for Putin's Power Gambit--and How to Fix It .
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Young and Homeless in Rural America

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It's hard out there.  At the New York Times , " Most social services come through the schools — but it can be impossible to get to ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Demand for Cars Faces Test With Rising Rates (VIDEO)

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I bought a brand new Toyota pickup when I was in my early twenties, in the early 1980s, and interest raters were astronomical. What did I kn...
Monday, October 3, 2022

Joe Concha, Come On Man!

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At Amazon, Joe Concha, Come On, Man! The Truth About Joe Biden's Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Presidency .

Economic Issues Outweigh Concerns About Rights in Midterm Vote

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Well, you would think. (*Eye-roll.*) From Monmouth, " Biden gets poor marks on handling pivotal issues ": West Long Branch, NJ – ...

The Tories' Weird Incoherent Collapse

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She's backtracking on her supply-side economic policy reforms. Not good for so new a prime minister.  More from Andrew Sullivan, "...
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Olga Tokarczuk, Books of Jacob

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At Amazon, Olga Tokarczuk, The Books of Jacob: A Novel .
Friday, September 30, 2022

Matt Walsh, What Is a Woman?

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At Amazon, Matt Walsh, What Is a Woman? One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation .

Beauty Anonymous

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I lost this woman's name, but she's wonderful.  
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

C. Bradley Thompson, America's Revolutionary Mind

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At Amazon, C. Bradley Thompson, America's Revolutionary Mind: A Moral History of the American Revolution and the Declaration That Define...

Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall in Southwest Florida with 'Catastrophic' Winds and Surge (VIDEO)

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At the Miami Herald , " Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Cayo Costa Florida at 3p.m. Wednesday. The storm was a...

Giorgia Meloni's Election Victory: What the Rightward Shift Means for Italy

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At Der Spiegel , " Right-wing radical politician Giorgia Meloni appears poised to govern Italy with an absolute majority after Sunday...

Russia’s Mobilization, Plunging Oil Prices Weaken Putin’s Economic Hand

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At the Wall Street Journal , " Economic storm clouds come as Russian president orders more financial resources directed at war in Ukrai...