History Won’t Save You
June 15, 2018
For most of Trump's cabinet there will be book deals, not prosecutions
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Epic Systems v. The Workforce
June 15, 2018
A major false assumption of the conservative majority posits that workers have the choice to walk away from employment contracts, as if workers are presented with a cornucopia of options.
The Calm Before the Crash
June 14, 2018
Financial news depicts Wall Street from the Wall Street perspective. And it depicts us as Wall Street sees us.
Let’s Do It, Pruitt!
Before you come to the conclusion that Scott Pruitt is some sort of sue-happy maniac, just think about all the prosecutions and lawsuits that he decided not to launch.
Carbon Ironies
June 13, 2018
William T. Vollmann on the fate of the Earth. It's not pretty.
The Superstition of Progress
June 13, 2018
It arouses my nostalgia for a past that never existed; one that might have broadened our perspective on where we are in the cosmos.
Blood Will Out
June 12, 2018
Anyone who actually makes things knows: there’s a gap between the imaginary and the real.
Nanny State of Mind
June 12, 2018
It is as if Slimani worries the reader’s sympathies might accidentally lie with the murderous nanny.
Cardinal Cons
Get out your crying towels, readers, because Niall Ferguson is leading a real conservative wail-fest.
The Loud American
June 11, 2018
He’s not a spook; he’s a dupe, and over decades of in-person interactions with the most powerful figures in both Russia and the U.S., he never seems to figure this out.
Fresh Hell
June 08, 2018
The Pizza Party at the Threshold of Hell
Chess in Kiev
June 08, 2018
Putin plays chess, not poker—short term material sacrifices can ensure a long term positional advantage.