Ham’s pretty lean?
A Jed Hoyer Thanksgiving Story
Since both are on the mind.
Sunday Essay: On East 6th, When It All Comes Back
No. 19
Affirmative Action Is Flawed. Here Are Ideas on How to Replace It.
At its best, affirmative action is a questionably effective half-measure. At its worst, it’s actively discriminatory against a racial minority. Let’s fix it.
Sunday Essay: On Winning, and Having Fun
No. 18
Power Ranking the Governmental Agencies This Household Interacted With Yesterday
Somebody lost my wife’s ID and it wasn’t me or my wife.
Sunday Essay: On This Country, Which Is Bigger than Its Government
No. 17
Election Day, Pt. III
The third of three relevant passages.
Election Day, Pt. II
The second of three relevant passages.
Election Day, Pt. I
The first of three relevant passages.
Sunday Essay: Not On Coming Back, But On Coming Through
No. 16
Watching Florida, New Hampshire, and Nebraska’s 2nd District on Election Night
Only 17 states are expected to count nearly all of their votes on election night. Only two of those, plus a congressional district in Nebraska, could tell us much about the presidential election.
Sunday Essay: On Stars
No. 15
Every State’s Land Area (Unit: Pennsylvania’s)
Rhode Island checks in at 0.02 Pennsylvania’s. Alaska? 12.75.
Sunday Essay: On Knoxville, Asheville, and the America We Do Not Know
No. 14
Sunday Essay: To Emma, On Our Wedding Day
No. 13
Let’s Talk About Deaths of Despair
Low unemployment saves lives. But how many lives does it save? And what tradeoffs must be made?
Sunday Essay: On Time, Which Is Not Running Out
No. 12