Mark Huber, Redmond OR 

Retired and enjoying the high desert plateau.
Undaunted: Courage is Contagious
Box Office Insider (& More)

Anthony Bourdain’s words on Mexico from his Tumblr in 2014 still hit hard… raw, honest, and as relevant as ever:

“Americans love Mexican food. We consume nachos, tacos, burritos, tortas, enchiladas, tamales and anything resembling Mexican in enormous quantities. We love Mexican beverages, happily knocking back huge amounts of tequila, me…

Elon Musk attacked democracy defender and superstar court lawyer Marc Elias as “undermining civilization,” taunting him by asking if he suffered “generational trauma.”

Elias’s response was brilliant and worth amplifying:

Mr. Musk,

You recently criticized me and another prominent lawyer fighting for the rule of law and democracy in the United States. I am used to being attacked for my work, particularly on the platform you own and dominate.

I used to be a regular on Twitter, where I amassed over 900…

My roommate freshman year at Northwestern was a high school classmate of Paul Krugman’s. So that’s my claim to fame. On a more serious note, I’ve been reading the NYTimes regularly since 1977 and Krugman’s column there since he began writing for the paper. His recounting of his recent departure is troubling but not surprising given wh…

Departing the New York Times
The idea of birthright citizenship

A joke in journalism: “The plural of anecdote is data.” From Peter Coy’s Jan 27 Newsletter.

“Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.”

I wasn’t planning on posting today, but sometimes a newsletter just demands to be written.

Do nothing Donald, do nothing.. unfortunately, that’s completely contrary to his nature.

This Economy Is Too Good for Donald Trump

Per this click bait article, the five reasons are: (with my comments appended)

1) you don’t have a real ID

The new deadline for enforcing this is May7, 2005 having been extended numerous times I’ll believe it when I see it.

reuters.com/world/ameri…

The sort of resignation letter I’d like to have written. But that’s another story.