Gwynne Dyer: Elon Musk — the benign sociopath who may have thrown a monkey wrench into his great plans for the world Saltwire — Nov. 1, 2022 Elon Musk is that rarest of things — a benign sociopath — and, therefore, a person of considerable value to the world. He has just made a mistake … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer on Elon Musk & His Twitter Mess
Tom Edsall writes data- and research-driven columns in the New York Times that frequently make my head spin and my heart sink. Today he did both by talking about a chair . . . . Edsall: David Autor is an economist at M.I.T. who has written on the role of the trade shocks that have … Continue reading Quote of the Week: What (& Who) Makes a Chair a “Chair”?
Axios — Oct. 31, 2022 First look: Mike Pence’s new book reveals key moment before Jan. 6 Mike Allen, Axios In former Vice President Mike Pence’s “So Help Me God“ — out Nov. 15 — he describes a scene in November 2020, just after the election, when he and former President Trump met in the … Continue reading God Wants Mike Pence to Be President . . . Are We Ready?
The Guardian — Sat 29 Oct 2022 ‘I’m changing Congress’: how Cori Bush brought her lived experience to Capitol Hill David Smith in Washington Member of ‘the Squad’ on how her abortion experience, sexual assault and front-line fight in Ferguson, Missouri, affected her politics Her new memoir is bracingly, sometimes painfully honest, but there is … Continue reading Rep. Cori Bush: An Interview
