Trump, the Fed, and the American Worker
The Federal Reserve isn’t often as politicized as it is today. The last two years have seen the near-nomination of two know-nothings, Stephen Moore and Herman Cain, to the Federal Open Market...
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The News, Late Night and The Trap of Civility
Jay Leno, former host of The Tonight Show, came out recently to criticize the current late night scene. Part of his criticisms involved how every late night show is doing the same Trump routine on...
#WednesdayWisdom: Who wants to be a DHS secretary?
With the departure of Kirstjen Nielsen — who, rumor has it, has been lured away with a lucrative package from Jadis, the White Witch, and feels that the eternal snows of occupied Narnia go better...
How SNL thrives in the Trump era
Saturday Night Live has seen a renaissance of sorts in the insanity of the Trump era. While the idea of it being irrelevant is overplayed (the series still manages solid ratings and produces many big...
Welcome to the new normal
This is not normal. That’s what many continue to chant under their breath in the Trump era as the institutional norms of America crumble around us. One only needs to look to the much talked about...
#WednesdayWisdom: What needs to happen at the North Korea summit, explained
I know what you’re thinking — ”Another North Korea summit? But wasn’t the great dealmaker in chief supposed to have solved everything with the last one?” I mean, sure. He was. Kind of. But...
Is Trump’s planned Syria withdrawal really a case of practical realism?
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria, where at least 2,000 U.S. troops are supporting Kurdish-led forces in their multiple offensives against the Islamic State (ISIS),...
Must reads: iPhones, disasters, voluntourism, authoritarians, climate change
Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, don't forget Natalia Antonova's #WednesdayWisdom, on how Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is a good thing for women,...
Basking in reflected glory and cutting off reflected failure: The Trump presidency
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the onset of the 2008 financial crisis, and Trump is taking advantage of it to claim credit for the current state of the U.S. economy — and on the other side...
Militarizing space is a very bad idea
In mid-August, US State Department officials criticized Russia over its newly launched “abnormal” and “disturbing” inspection satellite. These claims connote a belief held by the American...