This is the first really solid evidence I’ve seen that Dems are going to do well on election day. It’s also a sign that Democrats should double down on #MeToo. Polls and 538 predictions are one thing but betting against Megan McArdle is a sure thing. People wanted more chances to give money to Senate …
Late Night QFT Open Thread: “Trump’s GOP, Party of Corruption”
It is not underscored often enough: insider trading is not just about greed. There are victims. Chris Collins and family avoided $760,000 in losses—by foisting the losses off on unsuspecting buyers of the stock who lacked the insider info. This was a mugging. — Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) August 11, 2018 Tina Nguyen, at Vanity Fair …
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Cosplay Stuntin’ Open Thread: Wolverines!… SKONKS!
Experts estimate a 35% chance of a U.S. civil war over the next ten to fifteen years. What do historians think? https://t.co/3UEjOnZfGv — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 27, 2018 High-dollar chew toy has opinions… I am struggling to imagine what sort of army could be fielded by the "twee cosmopolitan elite" side of America's …
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Post Hack, Ergo Propter Hack: R. Cohen Edition
It’s no easy feat to write the worst column on an op-ed page that includes the banal burblings of Megan McArdle, but Richard Cohen manages it at The Post today. It’s not that his thesis is completely wrong — it’s that the column is marred with Cohen’s trademark conceit and moral obtuseness, reminding readers yet …
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Yo bum rush the show
The Washington Post just hired Megan McArdle. Let’s review some of her greatest hits: (1) Shooter-rushing as a way to minimized casualties in mass shootings. (2) Not admitting she fucked up her estimates of the costs of the Iraq War as percentage of GDP by a factor of ten. What else? I think that, as …
Well the Girls Would Turn the Color of the Avocado
Since I am here at the sufferance of DougJ, I thought I would look in on one of his old friends. Fairly or unfairly, I’ve always felt like anyone who identifies as a libertarian past the age of fifteen occupies a space somewhere on the spectrum between sociopath and asshole. I don’t know if anyone even …
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Late Night Open Thread: On the Lighter Side…
Some people just make a farewell phone call to their loved ones, but… Pornhub traffic before, during, and after the Hawaiian Missile Crisis. After notification of the error, "Hawaiians collectively breathed a sigh of relief. Those seeking further relief headed back to Pornhub where pageviews surged +48% above typical levels at 9:01am." pic.twitter.com/vrwzNdMamv — Ian …
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