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The Cirrus Has Landed
What I learned in this day's worth of flights.
James Fallows
Jan 28
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From the Mailbag: Journalistic Hubris, Aviation Close Calls, High-Tech Responsibility
The real payoff of the blogging world: engaging with informed readers. Several of them are quoted here.
James Fallows
Jan 23
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Learning from Disasters: Political Media Edition
We expect course-corrections from other institutions. Here are a few ways we in the media could learn from our mistakes.
James Fallows
Jan 22
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Update: The Passengers at JFK Last Week Were Very Lucky
This could have been a catastrophe. How the aviation world will try to learn from it.
James Fallows
Jan 18
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That Runway Incursion at JFK: What Went Wrong and Right
One more illustration of calm, quick competence under pressure.
James Fallows
Jan 16
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Wins, Bravery, and a Loss
Stories about visionary leaders, effective institutions, the toll of struggles.
James Fallows
Jan 13
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OK, There Was Something Positive in the Speaker-Vote Debacle
Long after midnight, what Hakeem Jeffries said was notable. What Kevin McCarthy didn't say is worth at least noticing as well.
James Fallows
Jan 9
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‘Everyone Is Here’: Prose Poetry
The rhythmic and conceptual power of yet another important speech by Volodymyr Zelensky. Really, you should watch it.
James Fallows
Jan 5
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December 2022
A Few Questions (and Some Answers) About the Latest Airline Meltdown
The modern airline system is much more ‘efficient’ than it used to be. And vastly safer. But it can also be more susceptible to ripple-effect shutdowns…
James Fallows
Dec 30, 2022
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The Thinking Behind the Remarkable Zelensky Speeches
‘You must respect the audience, must understand what is in their hearts, and never lie in speeches.’ An exchange with a member of the Zelensky team.
James Fallows
Dec 27, 2022
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The Skill Involved in Zelensky's Congressional Address
The words of the speech were ‘left brain,’ with careful writerly eloquence. The in-person performance was ‘right brain,’ with emotional power beyond the…
James Fallows
Dec 23, 2022
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Turning North America Back into 'Beaverland'
Listen now (33 min) | A discussion with Leila Philip, author of a fascinating new book on how ‘one weird rodent’ shaped the continent's past and could…
James Fallows
Dec 16, 2022
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