Vaclav Smil, the person profiled in this New Yorker piece, is a great thinker, almost-great writer, and bubble burster. My review of one of his books is here: larrysiegel.org/size-mattersbu…

"Today, cosmopolitan values are increasingly under assault from the political Left. Progressives may be passionate about racial diversity but they often have little regard for the civilization that has made migration successful." quillette.com/2024/03/05/cos…

BREAKING: A new poll from ABC News shows that FIFTY-NINE PERCENT of Americans have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump. Retweet if you’re part of that 59%!

Some whimsy for this cold, rainy April 4.

This is excellent. In case any 18 year olds are following me.

Iona.... HELP!

Best post I've seen all day

Iona... please help...

I've been making fun of AI's silly mistakes and the hype around it, but this is impressive.

Morbid Knowledge There's always an angel among people

I misspelled bodega (and capitalized it for some reason). Take away my New York City card. I am not worthy.

If you told me 10 years ago Saudi Arabia would allow commercials like this, I would laugh and call you crazy. Despite all their issues, this is a monumental shift.

A bit of good news on a bad news day. Thanks for posting, Nioh.

When I say "I'm a Republican" I mean these guys and gals. Not those others. Not even for one moment.

Each of these men is a better conservative and a better AMERICAN than Donald Trump. People like THIS are why I'm a Republican.

Good people will vote for Harris. Good people will vote third party. Good people will vote for Trump. I don't think each vote is equally correct, but our vote does not define our character. How we treat people does. It's the ends-justifies-the-means ethos that corrupts us.

Iona, where are you when the world needs you?

What's fascinating about the angry reaction to this tweet is the way in which so many people seem to discount the idea that you can be a good person and still make a mistake, even a serious mistake. I think voting for Trump is a serious mistake, but that doesn't make you a bad

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