- November 9, 2025
Bill Gates Wants to Set the Environmental Agenda Ahead of COP30: It’s Not Surprising
The Earth’s rotation was slowed by 0.06 microseconds because of the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei Province, central China. When filled, the dam can hold
Tucker Carlson vs. Israel First Republicans
A major MAGA civil war erupted into the open in the last week, pitting Tucker Carlson and other “America First” Trump supporters against what Nick
Coffee Break: Political Grownups, Bending Time, CDC at Sea, Snakebites, and AI Again
Part the First: Where Have All the Grownups Gone? Corey Robin is always worth reading (the first edition of The Reactionary Mind is much better
‘The Stuff of Nightmares’: Hurricane Melissa Makes Catastrophic Landfall in Jamaica
Conor here: Just to add a few more observations to the ones below: A wind gust of 252 mph was just measured above the surface
Dem Gerontocrats Try To Crush Graham Platner in Maine Senate Race
The D.C. consensus is becoming clear, the gerontocrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are on the verge of crushing the pesky “viral fantasy” of progressive Maine
Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes in Middle East Context
Nothing exists in a vacuum. This is especially true when trying to understand the Middle East. There is no event that happens in this region
Bad Jacketing Katie Porter, Hasan Piker, and Zohran Mamdani
Last week economically progressive California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter got the bad jacketing treatment from establishment Democrats who seized on a snippy interview she gave