It's not that the kid is wrong, it's that he's wrong with utter and serene confidence. When people ask me why I wrote The Death of Expertise, it wasn't ignorance that compelled me to write, it was this kind of unbreakable, completely self-assured stupidity that did it.

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The one where I sort it all out.

My HORRIFYING cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books

We will have a great economy again. But first we must do this to get there.

I've cleaned-up & enhanced this gorgeous autochrome portrait, taken by the American-German photographer Arnold Genthe (1869-1942), sometime around 1920. I do not know the sitter, but it is a very arresting portrait! It is original colour from over 100 years ago and not colourised

I must say, this has been the stupidest market cycle I’ve ever lived through. 🤦‍♀️

THE FRAME WITHIN THE FRAME 42 visual examples in 'The Ipcress File' (1965) There are 100 total in the entire film.

I'm going out on a limb here, but 13.7m people becoming uninsured seems bad.

Loretta was a supremely talented actor. She deserved all her 10 EMMY nominations and her 2 wins. But more than acting her part, she created it. She worked hard In showing the writing staff how they could turn the character from a one joke sexist stereotype into a real person --

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Luna and Chronos at sunset.

By the way a military parade when we’re not celebrating a war victory is something a dude who never served would do.

Everyone seems to be taking this as the new normal, but it's worth keeping in mind how insane and dangerous it is for the president of the United States to be openly threatening a private citizen over potential political activity.

Lemme 'splain all the exciting news that came out of the high stakes US-China trade talks, and their exciting new agreement to agree on an old agreement.

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RFK Jr. fired the CDC Director, tore up vaccine contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and put anti-vaxxers in charge of public health. He’s telling parents to fight measles with Vitamin A and cod liver oil like it’s 1825. If you feel like your kids are less safe,

If you know where your news anchor likely stands on all major political issues, you’re not watching news, you’re watching propaganda.

This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Create chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.