A truckload of deplorables.

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

Americans are tuning out. Especially those on the right.

The psychologist who won a Nobel in economics is gone at 90.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

Some interesting tidbits.

There will be lawyers.

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

A long overdue strengthening of a key alliance.

The United States abstained but did not exercise its veto power.

An unexpected 11th hour reprieve.

The ruling could be more impactful than Dobbs. Or render Dobbs less impactful.

He may be fighting the last war.

A long tradition continues unabated.

The book spawned a cottage industry. But did it change the study of economics?

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

Creeping authoritarianism? Political suicide? Descent into madness?

No, I don’t feel terrible now.

Putin ignored warnings from US intelligence.

Five months too late, we’re back to the Biden-McCarthy deal.

Anticompetitive practices in one of the most competitive of markets.

Most of the things with his name on them are not in his name.

A century-old cartel has been broken.

Millions of fools and their money may soon be parted.

A familiar question is again a reasonable one.

Congressional Republicans are reminding voters of a dark hour in the Biden presidency.

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

What happens if a corrupt man who owes hundreds of millions is President?

The pandemic ruined everything.

Damned if I know.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

When being despicable is normal, is it still news?

A long-overdue reform is meeting resistance.

Two data points are not a trend.

There’s a fork in the road.

It’s great for the well-off but increasingly problematic for the larger economy.

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

Explaining the inexplicable.

A purge of the professional staff for, well, reasons.

The inevitable is all but official.

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

Israel’s prime minister is defying red lines and humanitarian concerns.