Sporting Cultures

A clash between American and European models.

The Affordability Conundrum

The fixes people want won't help and those that will help, people don't want.

The Failure of DOGE

Jobs were lost and people have died (and will die), but at least we didn't save any money!

Merry Christmas Forum!

From OTB to all of you: Merry Christmas!

Undermining a Governance Success Story

One of the great success stories of American governance—economic growth paired with environmental progress—has gone largely unnoticed.

Christmas Eve Forum

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Legal Extortion

A bad year for OTB.

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Q3 GDP Grew 4.3%

Better late than never numbers are better than the vibes suggested.

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Another Brick Out the Wall

Don't tell me there's no hope at all

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Festivus Forum

Although in blog world, every day is the airing of the grievances.

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Vibing in the Wrong Direction

More thoughts on Klein's column.

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Bari Weiss Strikes

Although I have to wonder if she is aware of the Streisand Effect?

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Shifting Vibes?

If the politics of cruelty has peaked, what follows?

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Monday Morning Tabs

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AG Monday!

Frank Herbert's classic novel, Dune.

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Monday's Forum

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Long-Term Consequences

Gone, gone, the damage done.

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Winter Solstice Forum

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The Trump Administration and Long-Term Damage

Debates about whether Trump is strong or weak often ignore the fundamental fact that he has power.

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U.S. Congresswoman and United Nations Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. U.S. Congresswoman and United Nations Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Stefanik Drops Out of Governor’s Race, Leaving Congress

Everybody knows you never go full MAGA.

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Saturday's Forum

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A Photo for Friday

“Sonoran Desert Sunset”

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Friday's Forum

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Politicians wearing clothes

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President Trump's War on Environmental Reality

If you don’t collect the data, the problem disappears, right?

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Thursday's Forum

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Bongino to Resign

Spouting opinions is far easier work that governing based on facts.

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The Trump Economy

Plus more white nationalism from the administration.

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More Grotesqueries from the Trump Administration

Reveling in cruelty.

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