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The Rough Waters of the Conspira Sea Cruise
Anna Merlan has an exceptionally good recap of her time aboard the Ruby Princess, which hosted “the first annual sea cruise for conspiracy theorists.” On the open waters, she came face-to-face with fanatical believers in everything from fairies to mind control; she stood her ground when conference leaders accused her of being a government plant; and she…
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What We Love About Guy Fieri
I think Hua Hsu has uncovered the perfect explanation for why we are drawn to Guy Fieri like potatoes to a vat of grease: “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” is the opposite of destination dining. It’s a travel show about going nowhere. It is the precise opposite of fomo: I never feel like I’m missing out…
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Biking the East Coast
Now this sounds like something I might have to check out: The East Coast Greenway Alliance has been working since 1991 to connect the whole geography of the Atlantic seaboard with protected bike paths. So far, 850 miles of trail have been designated as Greenway. The project is about 31 percent complete, says Dennis Markatos-Soriano, the executive…
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The #NoBillNoBreak Sit-In Was Pretty Much Everything I Hate About Democratic Politics
This week, Democratic Congresspeople occupied the floor of the House of Representatives in an attempt to force votes on what they called “commonsense” gun control bills. Nearly 100 Democrats led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis demanded a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of…
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The Firearm Filibuster
After the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Senate Democrats quickly rallied to stage a filibuster yesterday that proceeded for more than 14 hours. The goal of the filibuster: to force votes in the Senate on gun control measures. And by the end of the night, that goal was in sight: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)…
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The F.B.I.’s Many Hurdles
It’s now been widely reported that Omar Mateen, the gunman who massacred 49 people at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando last Sunday, had been investigated twice by the F.B.I. How Mateen somehow slipped through the cracks has aroused concern among many and conspiracy theories among a few. The real explanations are, of course, more nuanced…
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Net Neutrality Wins Big
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with the F.C.C. today, ruling that high-speed broadband is a utility. Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the F.C.C., celebrated what Jon Brodkin called a “total victory”: “Today’s ruling is a victory for consumers and innovators who deserve unfettered access to the entire Web, and it…
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Orlando
What do you say after a mass shooting? I hate that this particularly devastating type of tragedy is so commonplace that my question beckons an answer based in experience. I’m not the one to speak to what happened in Orlando, except to say that I’m so sorry to the families and friends who lost someone…
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Making History?
The folks over at Reason have their super hot take on Hillary Clinton’s nomination: It’s the kind of surface-level thinking we’ve long come to expect from the libertarian crowd. No, Hillary Clinton isn’t going to solve all of America’s problems by virtue of being a woman. But there is evidence to support the notion that the first female…
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NBA Buzz: Finals MVP
Last night’s game in Cleveland was a disappointing one for Cavaliers fans. And for LeBron James. James seemed frustrated toward the end of the game, exchanging words with Curry near the scorer’s table as the teams went to the bench for a timeout. Shortly before, James also had words with Draymond Green after knocking him to…
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