“I beheld the wretch — the miserable monster whom I had created.” Dr. Frankenstein Early in the second Bush Administration, even before the 9/11 attacks, reporters began to describe a strange pattern of delusion among aides and advisors. Any expression…
From The Walrus: A deep dive into the worsening for-profit university scam. From the Washington Post: The economics of washing machines as a lens on inequality. From Gizmodo: Dominos’ quirky pizza delivery robot. From Quartz: Historical price comparisons of video…
Last night’s results in the Republican primaries demonstrated the challenge the party faces in stopping Trump. Even with the loss in Ohio he gained significant ground. At this point it seems that only a collaborative strategy can stop him from…
When my late grandmother was a girl in rural Arkansas, no one had a job. Everyone old enough to walk and carry a pail worked from dawn to dusk. Work was endless, cruel and utterly universal, but a “job” in…
From Rolling Stone: Part one of a series on the accelerating development of artificial intelligence. From Eater: West Virginia lawmakers fall ill from drinking raw milk, right after legalizing the sale of raw milk. From Slate: In a reminder that…
Imagine for a moment that by next summer, through some miracle of capitalism, every product you purchase cost half as much as its price today. Every tire, every banana, every patio chair, every sheet of paper, the cost of all…
From Slate: In what is becoming a monthly feature, last month was the hottest ever recorded. From the Dallas Morning News: Another religious nutter is about to take her place on the Texas State Board of Education. From Visual Capitalist,…
Mitt Romney took to Twitter on Monday to denounce Trump’s infamous KKK hedge. For months Romney has been cautiously critical of Trump, but only now does Romney consider Trump’s antics “disqualifying.” Other conservatives have now echoed Romney’s comments and a…
Final delegate counts are still coming in, but the short story is this: Texas delivered the firewall necessary to blunt Trump’s momentum. Though he finished first in a lot of states, his overall delegate haul was just over 40%. This…
Tuesday’s Republican primaries will start to reveal some of the complexity behind the nominating process. Or, to put it another way, they will make clear that this whole thing was supposed to be over already. Our primaries have evolved to…
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