Open thread 5/2/23
This is a long documentary, but I’ve excerpted only about two minutes, featuring Michael Tilson Thomas and then Leonard Bernstein talking about Gershwin:
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Another bank bites the dust: First Republic
The call is for stricter regulations on banks. First Republic appears to have run into trouble because of the huge percentage of uninsured deposits it held, coupled with a run on the bank: First Republic had been hit by a … Continue reading →
Billionaires for Biden
For quite some time, the Democratic Party has been mostly the party of the rich and the poor rather than the middle. That’s an exaggeration perhaps, but it certainly seems to be a general trend. And this despite the fact … Continue reading →
Will the Supreme Court curb the power of federal regulatory agencies?
They’ve taken the first step, anyway, by agreeing to hear the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which is a process that could end up overruling Chevron: Nearly 40 years ago, in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/1/23
First of May. This was in 1969.
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No, I’m not planning to close down this blog. But most of you know I’ve been dealing with Gerard’s death, plus managing open threads on his old blog so that the commenters can continue to go there and chat with … Continue reading →
North Carolina’s SCOTUS reverses previous rulings on redistricting and restores some voting safeguards
This is potentially important: In a trio of rulings Friday, the N.C. Supreme Court restored the state’s voter ID law, took state courts out of partisan gerrymandering disputes, and ended voting for felons who have not completed their sentences. Each … Continue reading →
On attacking any Republican candidate
Commenter “Yancey Ward” has made the following claim on the Carroll trial thread, the gist of which I’ve seen for many years on this and other blogs: And those who think the GOP can avoid these sorts of problems by … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/29/23
Leave them alone and they’ll come home, wagging their beautiful tails behind them
Not Little Bo Peep’s sheep, but a peacock named Raul: Freedom and fame proved fleeting for a fugitive Bronx Zoo peacock. The runaway bird, dubbed “Raul” by local residents, wrapped up its life on the lam Thursday by flying back … Continue reading →
Senility is the new “competent enough” – or, who cares whether or not it’s the president who answers that 3 AM call?
John Hinderaker spotlights an email sent by David Leonhardt, the Times’s “senior writer” who writes for the paper’s daily newsletter. Here are some quotes from Leonhardt’s email: Strange as it may sound, the American government can function without a healthy … Continue reading →
The E. Jean Carroll versus Trump rape/defamation case
I haven’t followed the E. Jean Carroll versus Trump trial at all closely. You may not have followed it much, either. But plenty of people are following it with great interest, most of them hoping it will be one of … Continue reading →