“We will not force you because your body, your faith and your convictions are not negotiable," said Hegseth.
Uh, never mind...now they're negotiable.
The reflecting pool is actually a great metaphor for tough civic problems that evade easy fixes, the risks of ignoring experts, and the allure and hazards of contracting out a fix and calling it a day.
Waldo Jaquith
Erika McEntarfer
"In the aftermath of the outbreak, the Air Force issued an exception to the voluntary vaccine policy, requiring that all recruits at Lackland get flu shots — part of a broader effort to stem the virus’s spread."
The "religious freedom" case simply vanished in the face of an outbreak, huh?
Waldo Jaquith
The argument that airlines have gotten too big and need to be broken up, in one paragraph.
Gary Shteyngart came to Charlottesville, visiting 4th and Water, walking the Lawn, eating at The Virginian, and touring Monticello.
If I stood up at a public forum (not that McGuire has the nerve to hold those—he only does "telephone town halls") and informed my congressman and the audience that his wife, Tracy, is a man, I am confident that he would not regard that as "a joke."
Waldo Jaquith
Waldo Jaquith
Waldo Jaquith
One reason to buy stuff from Lowe’s or Home Depot is that it’s going to be legit goods and not drop-shipped Chinese junk. Or so was my theory, but here is Lowe’s offering products from “Numhew” and “Palruf.” So Lowe’s is right out.
Waldo Jaquith
Shtenygart says that, driving from C'ville to DC, they "passed billboard after billboard decrying evolution and celebrating Confederate pride." On the 29 -> 66 route, I can't envision what he's describing. Anybody know?
