His Childhood Was Horrific, so David Small Became an Award-Winning Children’s Book Author
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Russell, the protagonist of “Home After Dark.” David Small, courtesy of W.W. NortonDavid Small has written or illustrated more than three dozen children’s picture books, but his 2009 graphic memoir, Stitches, a National Book Award finalist, isn’t so appropriate for the young’uns. In cinematic style,…
Jeff Sessions Is Executing Trump’s Immigration Plans With a Quiet, Efficient Brutality
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks on immigration and law enforcement actions to cadets from Lackwanna College Police Academy.Pacific Press/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the past few months, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has faced fierce criticism for his role in the Trump administration’s family separation policy. But…
Trump Won’t Answer Mueller’s Questions About Obstruction of Justice, Giuliani Says
Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Trump will not be answering questions related to whether he tried to hinder or block investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Rudy Giuliani, his lawyer. In a statement to the the Associated Press on Thursday, Guiliani said that “questions…
Chart of the Day: More Houses Equals Bigger Housing Crash
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s an interesting chart from the St. Louis Fed. It shows exactly what you’d expect, but it’s still nice to see it demonstrated so clearly: What this chart shows is simple: Countries with high homeownership rates (on the right) had the biggest housing bubbles and…
Five Times Brett Kavanaugh Appears to Have Lied to Congress While Under Oath
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearings. Erin Scott/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has made declarations under oath during his current and past confirmation hearings that are contradicted by documents from his time as a counsel…
The CEA’s Claim That Wages Grew 1.4 Percent Last Year Is Pretty Unlikely
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. OK. It’s time for wage growth. Today the Council of Economic Advisors released a 30-page report trying to show that wage growth is higher than everyone thinks. To start with, here’s the kind of chart you normally see: The blue line shows how much hourly…