I was an intern at the Department of Defense and was attending happy hour at the office in July when a drunken executive – a man much older than me – started chasing me. He followed me along with other interns as we moved from group to group. Eventually he cornered me asking about my … Read more
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Supreme Court took a break from its summer break late Wednesday night to bring the nation’s most restrictive abortion law into effect in Texas and raise the alarm among people who support abortion rights … Read more
It should be said that Biden didn’t really ask Congress to expedite the bipartisan infrastructure bill ahead of the reconciliation package. Andrew Bates, a White House spokesman, told NBC News that Biden “knew he wanted both bills on his desk and was looking forward to signing each one.” The nine MPs in question are also … Read more
And with the United States gone, the Taliban will also have to survive by swimming alone with some real-life sharks – Pakistan, India, China, Russia, and Iran. Maybe they want to keep the White House phone number on the speed dial. “The post-2001 Taliban have proven to be a learning, more political organization that is … Read more
Big questions arise in the upcoming back-to-school season: Do children have to wear masks? Should the children even go to face-to-face classes? If we send children to school without masks, we increase their risk of developing Covid-19. Some could get sick or die. If we close schools, millions of children will experience learning loss, and … Read more
Orban’s American admirers include the political philosopher Patrick Deneen; JD Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy, now running for Ohio Republican Senate nomination; and Rod Dreher, a popular conservative blogger and author. “What power is the only power able to stand up to the woke capitalists and these illiberal leftists in science, media, sports, cultural … Read more
Some who are reluctant to get vaccinated point out that the vaccines are under emergency approval rather than full approval. It is important for Democratic and Republican leaders to state clearly and repeatedly that the FDA holds these vaccines to such high standards that the only real difference is having full approval steps like analysis … Read more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not stupid. However, he is ambitious and extremely cynical. So when he says things that sound stupid, it is worth asking why. And his recent statements on Covid-19 help us understand why so many Americans still die from the disease or become seriously ill. The background to this is the … Read more
This month, the first series of books on the end of Donald Trump’s administration sparked speculation: Was the President planning to stay in power through some sort of coup? The question arose because Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, in their book, I Alone Can Fix It, report that General Mark Milley, chairman … Read more
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you’ve had to scour the market for a cheap car or a new rental lately, you may have noticed: it’s getting more expensive. Since June 2020, when the pandemic-induced recession was officially declared, the … Read more