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The complete idiot's guide to military logistics
It's the boring stuff, the Russians are learning, that kills you in the end.
Thomas E. Ricks
Mar 13, 2022
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The secret credit card that’s only for the rich
And other tales of America’s concierge industry.
Michael Mechanic
Apr 23, 2021
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You Shoot and Nearly Kill One World-Famous Pop Artist And They Never Let You Forget It
The New York Times rehabilitates Valerie Solanas.
Timothy Noah
Jun 26, 2020
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Why do we say "P.U." when something stinks?
A Backbencher investigation.
Timothy Noah
Mar 14, 2021
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Substack Farewell
Man bites dog, quitting Substack to work for magazine.
Timothy Noah
Aug 30, 2021
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Good grief
On pathologizing the pain of loss.
Timothy Noah
Mar 19, 2022
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Can Trump's pardons be reversed?
President Ulysses S. Grant did it, and George W. Bush, and the Constitution would seem to encourage it.
Holly Brewer
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Timothy Noah
Jan 19, 2021
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Memento Marian
Remembering Marian Jane Noah (1929-2021) and counting my Brood X cicada cycles.
Timothy Noah
May 19, 2021
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Why the U.S. Will Lose its Next War
Our military is a Ferrari without a steering wheel.
Thomas E. Ricks
Jan 11
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The divine right of wingnuts
Harvard's Eric Nelson stokes a loopy monarchist movement in America.
Holly Brewer
Mar 22, 2021
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Blame the Next Recession on Richie Rich
Trust-fund brats won't stop spending on luxury goods and services. If they don't calm down soon, kiss that soft landing goodbye.
Timothy Noah
Jan 24
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We need a Slow War movement
The U.S. and Russia let lapse a web of treaties, agreements, and understandings that kept the Cold War cool. Time to bring them back.
David Wood
Mar 16, 2022
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