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Thirty years of anti-intellectual pretexts for hating Infinite Jest

Writer David Foster Wallace‘s doorstopper 1996 novel, Infinite Jest, has just been reissued in a 30th-anniversary edition, with a new foreword by Michelle Zauner. Oddly, when reading that foreword, one has to wade through a good deal of discussion of its readership’s demographic before one reads anything about the text itself. The ratio of words […]

An oilman meets his maker

In his new novel Vigil, George Saunders puts us in the mind of an angel who crashes to earth for the purpose of comforting a dying sinner. Not just any sinner. Her “charge,” as she calls him throughout, is the kind of sinner some readers may think is least deserving of comfort. K.J. Boone, the […]

DOJ sues 5 more states, demanding access to voter rolls: ‘We will not be deterred’

The Department of Justice sued five additional states, requesting voter roll data as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to access election records.

Corporate America is on the move, and these red states are cashing in

Red states are winning the corporate headquarters battle as Texas dominates relocations while California bleeds business losses in unprecedented shift.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

FAA restricts Texas airspace after Pentagon reportedly strikes down Customs and Border Protection drone

Pentagon reportedly shot down U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone near Texas-Mexico border, prompting criticism and flight restrictions.

What exactly does California get for stratospheric salaries?

In a state that long has delivered poor value for tax dollars, it’s fair to ask: Whare are taxpayers getting for these lavish outlays?

On paroles, Newsom only has himself to blame

The imminent release of child molester David Allen Funston is a disgrace — for which Gavin Newsom and his party are responsible. Democratic presidential...

Trust the experts on transgenderism, they said   

As parents, our most important responsibility is keeping our children safe. 

Let them eat cake: layer after layer of taxes in California

Californians face more and more taxes, like an insanely tall layer cake on some crazed reality-TV cooking show.

Senator Slotkin on why Dems need their own ‘Project 2029’ | The Conversation

Senator Slotkin on why Dems need their own 'Project 2029' | The Conversation lead image

U.K. Assisted Dying Bill Is Dying

The government has said it will not give the assisted dying bill any further debate time in the House of Lords.

Wesley Hunt points to Vance, Scott in defending missed votes

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Thursday defended his missed votes in the House by pointing to Senate votes missed by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Vice President Vance when he represented Ohio. Hunt was questioned about his voting record in an appearance on "The Will Cain Show" on Fox News. Host Will Cain said Hunt...

US military shot down border patrol drone with laser in Texas, lawmakers say

The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser in Texas on Thursday, according to Democratic lawmakers, prompting the closure of airspace near the U.S.-Mexico border. Democratic Reps. Rick Larsen (Wash.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) and Andre Carson (Ind.) said in a joint statement Thursday evening that the Pentagon reportedly shot down...

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