Business
The Obama recovery v.2.0
When trying to predict Joe Biden’s economic agenda, one must ask: Which Joe Biden are we talking about? If it’s the Biden who, in the primary, mocked…
August 18, 2020
Business
Outta cash
Visit a store in a U.S. city, and you’re bound to see a sign near the checkout line that reads: “Credit or debit cards only.” Cash is…
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: 'Factoids'
The word “factoid,” I learned this week, is not a word for “‘factlet; or a ‘little bit of arcana,’ which is the CNN meaning,” as William Safire…
Magazine - Your Land
Wear a mask. No, not that one
Debates over when and where to wear a mask apparently aren’t enough (British officials say to wear one during sex). Now, we have debates over which masks…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Russiagate and the wilderness of mirrors
It’s hard to know what to think about Russiagate. James Jesus Angleton, the legendary Cold War head of CIA counterintelligence, liked to refer to intelligence work as…
Magazine - Columnists
Trump’s hogging of the spotlight is hurting his chances at reelection
Months ago, President Trump’s political advisers were getting worried about his insistence on staying in the national spotlight. It wasn’t helping his prospects for reelection. But Trump…
Magazine - Life & Arts
My wedding toast
Once, not too long ago, I ran into an old friend at a party. She was with her new boyfriend, and when I asked the normal stuff…
Beltway Confidential
County that tried to ban private schooling is allowing private, paid ‘learning hubs’ in public school buildings
It’s hard to understand why a county government would try to ban all in-person instruction by public schools and private schools, then turn around and rent out…
Beltway Confidential
Black leaders’ silence on riots is devastating
In the wake of mob violence and mass looting of upscale stores on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, Jesse Jackson declared, “This act of pillaging, robbing, and looting was…