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Angela Voller Zerad, 1921-2024.
A remarkable life, which her whole family is grateful to have shared.
Mar 26
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Election Countdown, 225 Days to Go: NBC News and the McDaniel Mistake.
There are people who stand on principle and take the consequences. And others who bend with the wind, whichever way it blows. The news business doesn't…
Mar 26
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Election Countdown, 225 Days to Go: NBC News and the McDaniel Mistake.
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Election Countdown, 228 Days to Go: Today's Characters Make Their Mark on History.
Matchups from America's past for Robert Hur, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, and more.
Mar 22
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It's Raining Airplanes. Three Saves in Two Weeks.
Aviation has always been risky. Here's an innovation that makes it safer.
Mar 19
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James Fallows
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‘America is Very Purple’: Personality and Place Across the American Landscape.
The country is complicated. In an era of simplistic "Red State / Blue State" polarization, three different approaches to this central, murky, but…
Mar 13
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Election Countdown, 240 Days to Go: The General Election Campaign Has Begun.
A speech that was even harder-edged than it sounded. Plus, what Joe Biden has learned from Elmore Leonard. (A speech annotation.)
Mar 11
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Election Countdown, 243 Days to Go: Four Mysteries After ‘Super Tuesday.’
The field is narrowed down to Biden and Trump. The press has been telling us that both these guys are losers, for different reasons. Somehow one of them…
Mar 8
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Ralph Nader Looks Ahead, at Age 90. What He Sees Is Not What You'd Expect.
I've known Ralph Nader since the 1960s. In this podcast we talk about his new book ‘The Rebellious CEO,’ which will surprise many people, as it did me.
Mar 2
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February 2024
The Culture of Aviation Safety
Up-close examinations of what makes air travel safe, and how and why it becomes risky. Three new case studies.
Feb 29
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James Fallows
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Election Countdown, 254 Days to Go: A Step Away from the ‘No Labels’ Brink.
In US presidential politics, third-party campaigns are always and only spoilers. That risk for the 2024 election receded this week, as did some other…
Feb 25
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Election Countdown, 258 Days to Go: The New Politics of Place.
More opportunities are coming to places that need them.
Feb 21
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Election Countdown, 262 Days to Go: Do ‘Turning Points’ Exist Any More?
Damaging news doesn't make people like Donald Trump any less. Good news about Joe Biden's economy hasn't made people like him any more. What would a…
Feb 17
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