“The Ballot is Stronger than the Bullet,” So Let the Games Begin!
“Which is it going to be, that’s all? The conspiracy or the f*ck-up?” –John LeCarré, The Honorable Schoolboy Not that I’m jaded. Or cynical. In
The Organs of State Security Involved in Authenticating Election 2024 (or Not)
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Readers will recall my view that the distinctive competence of the modern political party is control over the ballot: Who
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/31/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Common Nightingale, Les Demoiselles Coiffées de Bédoin, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. Duet! * * *
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Common Nightingale, Rio Gilão–Ponte de São Domingues, Tavira, Faro, Portugal. Come, hoatzin, come, the game
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/29/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I’m in the midst of an enormous thunderstorm. Let’s hope the power doesm’t go all Third World on
Democrat War Games: Could They Try for a Color Revolution After a Trump Victory?
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. “At what point shall we expect the approach of danger?” –Abraham Lincoln, The Lyceum Address Here is the current EC
CDC’s HICPAC: Conflicts of Interest and Process Violations Alleged in World Health Network Supplemental Complaint to Inspector General
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. For readers who don’t know what HICPAC (Healthcare Infection Control and Prevention Advisory Committee) is, we’ll get to that in