"In the summer of 1974, amid numerous reports of President Richard Nixon’s frequent stress and drunkenness under the pressure of Watergate and his imminent impeachment ... James Schlesinger ... to call him if they received any “unusual orders” from the White House." slate.com/culture/2025...

The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, 'I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRnY...

"It is not just, for instance, that Kirk held disagreeable views—that he was pro-life, that he believed in public executions, or that he rejected the separation of church and state. It’s that Kirk reveled in open bigotry.” www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

"On a very special bonus episode of the podcast, Van Lathan joins the show and gets the chance to share his perspective on the box office debate for ‘[OBAA]’, share his overall thoughts on the film, and comment on its portrayal and depiction of Black women." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Have any economists written about stimulus plans, such as the Biden one that funded investing huge amounts of money to upgrade the US interstate highway system, among other things? And how cutting government spending de-stimulates the economy in the short run? www.investopedia.com/terms/e/econ...

Is this study credible??? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Jasko Katarzyna, Gary LaFree, James Piazza, and Michael H. Becker, "A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2022. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

"Donald J. Trump has always been obsessed with television, particularly when the subject matter is Donald J. Trump. The President reportedly watches hours of cable news every day, and frequently complains about coverage in real time....often what really infuriates him is jokes. Jokes aimed at him."

SO, I posted this on Facebook.

Fresh Air Billy Strings. There seriously need to be "trigger warnings" on this episode. www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n.... Great episode though...

Better them than me, I guess. From my perspective, needless to say. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...

Paul and Amy try to recast a perfect movie and try to figure out why it's still popular 40 years later. It's not really a perfect movie, but it's about as good as one could reasonably expect--so it's celebrating turning 40 by heading back to movie theaters. The podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...