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I Was Right (JWST)

I've been delaying the victory lap on this one, but why not: I was completely correct that NASA was lying to the American public about the James Webb Space Telescope. They claimed, completely absurdly, that, even though they were going into lockdown and limiting

tv review

Is Season 2 Of Altered Carbon A Western?

It just came out, and you know how weirdly pressurized pop culture is. I waited just a few months to watch a season of Stranger Things and man, everyone seemed pretty over it by then. But in the spirit of saying something, while people

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Absurd Longshot You'll Pretend You Also Predicted Comes True (Voting Rights Act Edition)

Months ago I predicted Democrats would do a 180 on the Voting Rights Act – not just stop supporting it, not just stop getting outraged when the Supreme Court strikes down a part for no longer meeting the strict scrutiny standards, but actually legislating their

the nature of risk

The Costs of Global Warming

Earlier, I discussed my desire for a more thorough accounting of the impacts of climate change. It seems a recent government report has provided these estimates, at least for the US. And good news – it's only a 10% reduction in GDP by 2100! I

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Citizenship on the Census: More Complex Politics Than You Might Guess

There's a lot of hubbub about the next census including the question "Are you a U.S. citizen?" – many people saying it will spook illegal immigrants and lead to an under-counting, and many other people saying... something. That it seems like good information to

the atlantic is terrible

I Know Nothing, But I Still Care

I've received confirmation from the author that there was no editorial change of the headline in a recent story for The Atlantic. Let me explain why I care about this. Imagine you care deeply about America. It's possible you think current political invective seems