After Last Night’s Debate, We’re in a Two-Person Race
538 has some interesting charts showing who did well and who did poorly at last night’s debate. Here’s one that shows before and after from a single panel of likely voters: I suppose I’m glad to see that my instincts were mostly confirmed. Of the top-tier candidates, Warren did well and Harris did poorly. Another…
Director of National Intelligence Tells Congress to Fuck Off
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA A few days ago the inspector general for the intelligence community notified Congress of a whistleblower complaint that was both credible and a matter of “urgent concern.” Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, naturally asked the Director of National Intelligence to provide a copy…
Democrats Showed Off Their Spanish at Last Night’s Debate. Jackie Kennedy Did It First.
Bettmann Archive/Getty It seems that not a single Democratic presidential debate can go by without Spanish-speaking candidates flaunting their fluency. Thursday’s third Democratic debate was no exception. Regarding President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, said, “Anyone who supports this is supporting racism. Es racismo y es sencillo.” (“It’s racism…
The Best Work of Vérité’s Career Is Coming. Get Excited.
Vérité If there’s one thing Vérité—née Kesley Byrne—knows, it’s hard work. The independent artist (and former Times Square Applebee’s waitress) has worked since 2014 to release music on her own terms, own time, and with her own vision—documenting the ups and downs of traversing the music industry as a fully independent artist to a small,…
Kremlin-Controlled Russian Bank Hires Trump Insider as a Lobbyist
Rep. John Sweeney at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on April 27, 2005Joe Raedle/Getty With Congress mulling legislation to slap new sanctions on Russia for its attack on the 2016 American election, an important Russian bank connected to Vladimir Putin’s government has turned for help to a well-positioned lobbyist in Washington: a Trump insider and…
Raw Data: Bankruptcies in the US
In the previous post I mentioned that I was reading Elizabeth Warren’s The Two-Income Trap, which makes the point that two-earner families are unusually vulnerable to economic setbacks. Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, if dad got laid off and money was tight, mom could temporarily pitch in by taking in laundry or whatnot. But…