Year: 2016

The Vampire Squid Pays a Fine

The vampire squid has agreed to a pay a “$2.4 billion civil penalty, as well as $1.8 billion in relief to underwater homeowners, distressed borrowers and affected communities.” It’s being announced as a $5...

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By November, the Primaries are Forgotten

The Republican National Convention in Cleveland is going to be a hot mess no matter what happens. In a way, the cleanest outcome would be if Trump just waltzed in there with the requisite delegates to accept his coronation....

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Maintaining the Status Quo Will Kill Us

I live in a suburb near a nice public golf course that sits next to a quarry. The golf course is going under. Not enough people willing to pay the cost for a round of golf anymore. The quarry on the other hand, is doing good...

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The Dying Republican Base

The unexpected increase in premature deaths in the white community over the last couple of decades is an increasingly hot topic, and every time it comes up, people note that white people (even working class rural white...

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