We’re all living on what the big corporations choose to discard. This is just a more sensible way to put it to use. Americans, on the other hand, are suspicious of any government scheme that makes sense because it violates the first commandment of capitalism: no other gods but the companies.

Because he does less damage when he’s asleep.

Oh, he knows.

He got Brian to take the MRI for him? That’s in character.

Strictly a Junior League move.

I’m guessing we’re not going to find out any time soon.

Is that JD outside with a tranquilizer dart?

Yes, there is. It’s called sticky demand. Once people sign up, they are reluctant to put in the effort required to think about whether they are still getting value for money and, if not, to cancel the subscription.

Pro tip: Figuring out how to watch good shows for free is a good mental exercise.

Awww… now where is he going to get the money to pay for those cuff links?

I’m happy that unions have achieved significant gains, but even happier that they have done so by empowering workers and encouraging cooperative action. We need more of both.

He did wake up eventually, right? In that case, I’m neither surprised nor thrilled.

As far as I can tell, Michelle Wu is the first mayor of Boston who wasn’t born in Boston, and she’s turned out well.

Holy Cow!

Thanks for the correction!

I thought SECDEF was never in anyone’s chain of command. Is that true? Why does any trained bomber pilot or group commander have to take operational orders — legal or not — from a TV personality whose executive experience consists of running two nonprofits into the ground?

So, Mr. Miller, was the US right to classify Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany as German nationals and deny them entry as enemy aliens?

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No, but when I lived in northern California I would sometimes Petaluma.

Charismatic? Able to sway multitudes with his charm or rhetorical skills?

i do not think that word means what she thinks it means.