Imagine if we treated Trump the way we treat people who miss the recertification deadlines for government assistance programs.
There are lots of things that are tragic about the patriarchal bargain but one of them is that it doesn’t even work.
Part of the calculated desecration here isn't just symbolic. It's that there a dozen ways this is already explicitly illegal, black letter no-question unambiguous statutory prohibition, but he can flaunt how nobody's going to tell him no or do anything about it.
I traveled to Senegal to see how aid cuts are imperiling efforts to bring malnutrition treatment to kids.
Mothers whose kids had been improving told me of relapsing, as clinics often have nothing to give.
"Whenever your child is suffering, you suffer with them."
www.npr.org/2026/06/13/n...
Scottish soccer fans in town for the World Cup made a side-trip to Fenway on Sunday and brought actual magic with them. It was such a delight and honor to get to accompany their singing.
[turning on a world cup match]
oh wow, cape verde, i wonder where that is
[55 minutes later]
if cape verde wins it will be the greatest day of my life
