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Israel isn’t hurting Joe Biden
Over at Mother Jones, Noah Lanard comments on the 13% "uncommitted" vote in yesterday's Michigan Democratic primary: The results in Michigan are another sign the president’s team underestimated the...
View ArticleWhat could Biden do to stop the fighting in Gaza?
Here's a question for you. Suppose Joe Biden had a change of heart and decided it was essential to broker a ceasefire in Gaza. What could he do? Is there any pressure he could bring to bear on Bibi...
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PCE inflation spikes up in January
PCE inflation spiked upward in January: On a conventional year-over-year basis, PCE inflation was up 2.4% in January and core PCE was up 2.8%. This spike is all about services. Goods inflation was...
View ArticleHow big a threat is Chinese tech?
TikTok is a Chinese surveillance and propaganda tool. Chinese-made cranes in US ports are a national security threat. Huawei routers and 5G infrastructure contain backdoors that allow the Chinese...
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Raw data: Reading for pleasure
Has the internet destroyed reading? Not really: Reading for pleasure has declined by an average of six minutes per day in the internet era, but the truth is we never read very much in the first place....
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Long COVID is wrecking our IQs
This effect may or may not be permanent, but a team of researchers in England has found that long COVID significantly reduces cognitive ability—and the longer the COVID the more it hurts: Six IQ points...
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Lunchtime Photo
Sunset near the south entrance to Grand Canyon National Park. January 28, 2020 — Willaha, Arizona
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Mitch McConnell’s real legacy is anarchy
I keep hearing about how Mitch McConnell was a terrible person because he stacked the Supreme Court and enabled Donald Trump. That's fair enough, but it's hardly McConnell's biggest achievement: These...
View ArticleJoe Biden has arthritis
"Check out this video of Biden at the border," says Rich Lowry, so I did. It's 25 seconds long and there's no sound, just Biden walking along stiffly thanks to his arthritis. So what's the big problem?...
View ArticleThe IRS would like you to pretty please file a tax return
Talk about your low-hanging fruit. The IRS is finally starting to send letters to people who make $400,000+ but haven't filed a tax return: One thing nonfilers haven’t had to fear, until recently, was...
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