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Graham Platner Was Just Hunter Biden With Worse Ink
Dear readers,
As I have watched the rise and fall of Graham Platner — and read the press coverage about his past, which has implied that he has a remarkably large number of ex-lovers for a heterosexual man lacking objectively appealing cha...
Europe Needs Air Conditioning
Dear readers,
I love air conditioning so much that I named my podcast after it. And one of the things I love about the United States is that virtually any building you enter is going to be air conditioned — whatever the weather outside, it...
Low-Conscientiousness Losers Are Bad Senate Candidates
Dear readers,
In 2017, John Fetterman, then the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania (population 1,721), was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. This is a serious but common cardiac condition that raises the risk of stroke and can be effectivel...
Impeach Todd Blanche
Dear readers,
The president is conspiring with the treasury secretary and the acting attorney general to steal nearly $2 billion from taxpayers and distribute it as he sees fit among his supporters — including his criminal supporters who r...
Fed Board Members: Stay In Your Seats
Dear readers,
Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the new chair of the Federal Reserve Board. As I wrote back in February, this was going to be the best available outcome, even though the Trump administration cannot credibly promise that it...
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