It makes no sense to remake a system that is not broken. The FAA’s air traffic control system is the largest and safest in the world. A proposal to privatize it was killed earlier this year. Trump wants to bring it back. ↩︎ The New York Times, posted Nov. 21,
“We have seen a black president, and we have seen what kind of president comes after a black president.” Poet Terrance Hayes on race and poetry at the 2016 National Book Awards. ↩︎ posted Nov. 21, 2016 Poetry isn’t politics. But as my students helped remind me, it can be
Why Russians love Putin: He represents steady strength in the wake of extreme instability Putin’s pursuit of neo-Soviet ideals, like projecting Russian strength in foreign policy, paired with his near-total control of the media, has resulted in “a generation whose dreams are the embodiment of everything Putin
Memes have been good to Biden. Not so for Pence thus far. For many, the recent election’s shocks have been somewhat tempered by a deluge of memes celebrating outgoing Vice President Joe Biden as a merry prankster bent on messing with the incoming administration. Reflections of Biden and Obama’
You can love Dylan or hate Dylan, just as you can love Elvis or hate Elvis. But even if you love Elvis, it’s hard to argue that he was the King because he was somehow an exponentially more talented performer than Ike Turner, or LaVern Baker. Rather, he was
Trump voters didn’t lose out from globalization. They lost because of management. An economist repudiates the idea that job losses from globalization drove Trump support: “Those who view Trump favorably have not been disproportionately affected by foreign trade or immigration, compared with people with unfavorable views of the Republican
The question is whether the image of Mrs. Clinton, composed and gracious in defeat, persevering through pain, will inspire women to try again? How Hillary handles pain. ↩︎ New York Times, posted Nov. 10, 2016 “This telenovela is still in development.” Trump did better with Hispanics than Bob Dole in 1996
Interest grows in pushing for California’s secession from the United States They call it #Calexit. It will prove to be a flash in the pan. But still: 1/ If Trump wins I am announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation. —Shervin (@shervin) Nov.
How to make the Nasty Woman: An election night cocktail. See also: Life lessons from Sasha Petraske’s posthumously released book Regarding Cocktails. ↩︎ posted Nov. 8, 2016 At this, point there are five equally-likely outcomes in this election: 1) Your candidate wins. 2)You take up smoking again. 3)
Facebook needs to embrace its status as a major media company and find ways to improve the average quality of the news stories it recommends to its users. Facebook is bad for politics and for readers. It provides journalists with perverse incentives and readers with an inferior product. It should
