December 2020

 David Leonhardt writing in The Morning email newsletter In the internet’s early days, it seemed to have the potential to crush traditional print media. But its impact has turned out to be more nuanced. The internet has instead been a boon for some publications with a national audience. The New York Times has never had as many subscribers…

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In the U.S., jobless claims jumped by 78,000 last week to nearly 828,000 — a big change from the increase of 18,000 the week before.  [Democratic] Party officials are awakening to the reality that voters may have delivered a one-time verdict on Mr. Trump that does not equal ongoing support for center-left policies. The killing of Iran’s top nuclear…

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This recipe was printed in Garden and Gun , October/November 2018. INGREDIENTS FOR THE CRUST 1 cup flour 3 tbsp. sugar 1⁄2 tsp. coarse salt 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal, medium grind 1 stick cold butter, cut into cubes 1 egg yolk 2 tbsp. ice water FOR THE FILLING 3 medium sweet potatoes (scrubbed clean) 2 large…

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If you’re at all like me, losing weight and keeping it off can be a challenge. Working in an office, whether at home or somewhere else, coronavirus, and sensible precautions mean that getting enough exercise is more complicated, and less attractive. I didn’t go crazy on Thursday, but I did eat my carrot cake with…

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By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Amy Gardner November 28, 2020 at 7:08 p.m. EST The facts were indisputable: President Trump had lost. But Trump refused to see it that way. Sequestered in the White House and brooding out of public view after his election defeat, rageful and at times delirious in a torrent of private conversations, Trump was,…

Read More 20 days of fantasy and failure: Inside Trump’s quest to overturn the election

By Kaleigh Rogers A significant number of Americans currently believe the 2020 election was stolen, even though it wasn’t. A Reuters/Ipsos poll last week showed 52 percent of Republicans believe President Trump “rightfully won” the election. But the only “evidence” of election fraud has been widely debunked. An optimist might think the public will gradually drop this election fraud…

Read More The Birther Myth Stuck Around For Years. The Election Fraud Myth Might Too.