Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially since the middle of the week is upon us. After all, we have made it this far so we are determined to hang on for another couple of days. And why not? The alternatives — at least those we can…
Money has one face, the face of the boss: In this case, Cyrus McCormick, a strike at whose Reaper Works led to the Haymarket protests that gave us May Day. I apologize for lack of content on this blog-slash-newsletter lately. Among other excuses, I’ve just been elected chair of the John Jay Economics Department. Many…
Reporting Highlights Ready, Fire, Aim: In a rushed process exempted from normal rules, the Army hired General Dynamics, which brought on a Turkish subcontractor with little vetting, to make artillery shells. Money for Nothing: Despite being paid $533 million, General Dynamics did not produce a single usable shell at its new factory — and has…
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli attended a ceremony on Wednesday night marking the 12th anniversary of Egypt’s Tahya Misr Fund, which announced a wide-ranging package of aid for vulnerable families and support for victims of a recent road crash. Madbouli offered condolences to the families of those killed in a collision on the Ismailia road and…
India face a selection decision at the number three batting position ahead of their Test series against Sri Lanka, with two candidates in contention for the role. Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan are both being considered to fill the spot vacated by Sai Sudharsan, who was ruled out of the entire series due to an…
Chelsea have continued their summer of spending by completing the signing of full-back Pep Chavarria from Spanish side Rayo Vallecano. The Blues confirmed on Wednesday that they had finalised a move for the 28-year-old, who impressed in La Liga last term. Chavarria has signed a long-term contract at Stamford Bridge that will run until the…
SnappyFly founder Vincent Chow For most photographers watching generative AI learn to render skin, fabric and light with unsettling accuracy, the instinct has been to defend the craft. Vincent Chow, however, did the opposite. The founder of Singapore-based product photography firm SnappyFly decided that if AI was coming for his industry, he would rather be…
The Oregon Ducks could be without an integral part of their offense to open the 2026 college football season. Running back Jordon Davison suffered a collarbone injury at fall camp and could miss six-to-eight weeks, 247Sports reported on Wednesday afternoon, basing that on the injury being a potential re-break of a previous injury — Davison…
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Politics / August 12, 2026 Many of those trying to bring the DNC chair down just want the party to continue to act as an ATM machine for their consultancies. Ad Policy Ken Martin speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, February 21, 2026. (Jeff Chiu / AP) We write…
