China wants Beijing to look good for the Olympics. Global manufacturing output will suffer as a result.
Sports
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Does Punchbowl News Play by the Rules?
Where hosting a confab for lobbyists meets journalistic ethics
Posted inAmerica and the World
Tokyo’s Empty Olympics
An international extravaganza that pandemic-weary residents did not want—and the scars it will leave behind
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: The Myth of Those Lazy UI Recipients
A Wall Street Journal story demonstrates how not to prove that unemployment benefits deter job-seeking.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court Is Closer to a 9-0 Corporatist Supermajority Than a 3-3-3 Split
No amount of regrouping can obviate the need for Supreme Court reform.
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Court Says Bill Barr Lied. Why Didn’t the Media?
Also, who quotes Elliott Abrams as an authority on human rights?
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Celebrating Ellsberg at 90 and DeGrom at Just One
The stories of the guy who snitched on Dan, and the Mets who still can’t hit
Posted inEconomic Policy
Antitrust Can Address Racial Inequities
‘Let’s not politicize antitrust’ is code for ‘Let’s not use antitrust in a way that upsets the current power imbalance or America’s caste system.’
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Here’s a New Name for the Cleveland Indians: The Satchels
Negro League and later Cleveland Indians hurler Satchel Paige may well have been baseball’s greatest pitcher.