So you thought this blog is about politics, huh? Not entirely. It also has stories on pushups, photobombing bears, nerve-wracking roads, and laundry advice. Laundry advice includes lots of things, including machine vs. hand washing, what soap to use, water temperature, and — for some folks [...]
Archive for February, 2023
Black lives don’t matter in Florida
That’s the message Gov. Ron DeSantis, who wants to be president, sent when he banned African-American studies from Florida schools. One of his explicit objections to the course was inclusion of “Black Lives Matter” materials. According to him, “Black Lives Matter” has n[...]
Book review: “To Rule the Waves”
If you read only one book on global politics and strategy this year, make it this one. The author, Bruce D. Jones (bio here), has an academic background and has worked for the U.N., World Bank, and is currently at the Brookings Institution. He’s been a fellow at Stanford, Princeton, Yale, and [...]