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What to Read Before Your Next Flight.
Ten questions and answers as we enter the aerial equivalent of the school crossing-guard era.
May 16
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James Fallows
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Pay Attention to What Happened in Newark.
Should you worry about getting on an airline flight tomorrow? No. Should you worry that the Golden Age of phenomenally safe flying may be nearing its…
May 8
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James Fallows
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April 2025
One Hundred Days In: The People Who Have Put These Days to Good Use
Stories that offer guidance for the days ahead.
Apr 29
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James Fallows
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From Academia, a ‘Primal Scream.’
Watch in real time, as American higher ed goes on offense to defend itself.
Apr 24
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James Fallows
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Dominoes Are Falling.
Donald Trump's policy has been ‘flooding the zone,’ throwing out so much, so fast, that no one could keep up. Now people are throwing it right back at…
Apr 18
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James Fallows
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Standing Up: You Can Do it Even When You're 389 Years Old.
Harvard is the US's oldest and richest university. In dealing with Trump, it first tried 'obeying in advance.' Today it decided instead to stand up and…
Apr 15
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James Fallows
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Standing Up: You Can Do it Even When You're 389 Years Old.
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Perils in the Skies.
Real-time audio of mistakes, and responses, in the air travel world. What we can learn from three recent episodes.
Apr 12
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James Fallows
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Standing Up: It Looks Like This.
Individuals are taking the lead. They can show institutions the way. Ongoing chronicles of resistance.
Apr 7
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Launching the Economic Version of the Iraq War.
Tariffs are like military actions. They're ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on specifics: Why, how, at what cost, toward what end. Donald Trump has just committed…
Apr 2
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James Fallows
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Launching the Economic Version of the Iraq War.
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March 2025
Simple Q-and-A About the Signal Leak.
We have all wondered when nonstop lies from Donald Trump and his team would begin to “matter.” The time may have come.
Mar 27
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James Fallows
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Where Do We Stand: A ‘Correlation of Forces’ Assessment.
What might actually stop Trump? Let's go through some possibilities—which finally come down to each of us.
Mar 20
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James Fallows
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‘The Only Practical Check That’s Left Is the Power of the Purse.’
In the baffling haze of dealing with ‘everything, all the time,' a few clear signals of where to take a stand. Let's start with Democrats all voting NO…
Mar 12
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James Fallows
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