Why Young People Aren’t Having Babies—Malthus, Revisited
January 29, 2026 – JD Vance and his white-supremacist buddies are all aflutter over declining birthrates in the white population. But here’s some news for you JD, it’s not just […]
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What’s It All About, Alfie?
January 26, 2026 – I started writing this post before the latest ICE murder in Minneapolis. I was taking a break from tragedy. I paused my reading of Nobodys Girl: […]
Canada Diversifies
January 22, 2026 – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney made an interesting and powerful speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He talked about how the post-war international […]
What About the Living?
January 19, 2026 – Yesterday morning’s grocery run was interrupted by the following upsetting NPR story: “Families of Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza Are Retrieving Sperm from their Bodies.” The […]
Horseshit, Elon Musk!
January 15, 2026 – As of today, it’s half a month since I was last on Facebook—half of my digital-dry January. It’s mostly been a good thing. I may continue […]
The Occupational Hazard of Being an Editor
January 12, 2026 – I’m approaching the midpoint of my social-media-free January (excluding this blog, of course). So I’ve been reading books instead. It’s not that I didn’t read books […]
Shaking My Head (SMH)
January 8, 2026 – I’ve been shaking my head for a few years now. Today I did something about it. Texters use the initials SMH to stand for shaking my […]
When a Shield Is Really a Sword
January 4, 2026 – My dog Rebe had to poop and was urgently “asking” to go out. So I got my parka on and got the leash and we headed […]
Digital Resolutions
January 1, 2026 – Happy New Year. It’s time for some new years resolutions. My resolutions for 2026 are loosely based on a book my son gave me for Chrismukkah […]
We Need a Mass Movement—Now
December 17, 2025 – A few months ago, opinionator David Brooks called for a “mass movement” against Trump. But he stopped short of offering himself to lead the movement. Despite […]
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