What’s different about a post-Roe America?
People who watch the Supreme Court closely — and these days it’s probably more interesting than network TV — have figured for a while that Roe v. Wade would likely be overturned. The spontaneous demonstrations that erupted when Politico published the draft opinion were already planned, though the planners thought they had even more time […]
Now That’s Funny
The world, you probably know, is a very serious place. That’s why they call that baseball contest The World Serious, I suppose. (Rim shot.) I don’t know why we seem to have gotten so serious and laugh so little these days, but here are possible reasons: The pandemic. It’s value as the blame for everything […]
Vladimir Putin in Camelot
When I was in my early-teens, my father would sometimes take me, my two-and-a-half years older brother, and my four-years younger sister to St. Louis. We lived in a small town in Illinois, and St. Louis was the big city. He wanted us to experience things that couldn’t be found in our home town. So […]
