Track and field, at its core, is an individual sport. If you only pay attention when the sport is front and center at the Olympics, you may think otherwise, given the relentless emphasis on medal counts. But these are not the US basketball teams, who generally train together only for…

Oh no! We’re going to have stagflation, according to all these reports! Time for a revolution, says … Marxist.com? Unemployment is going to hit us hard! Let’s look at that: This weekend's airline hell was a painful preview of summer If last weekend was any indication, we're in for a turbulent summer for air travel, with staff shortages and severe…www.axios.com Nationwide lifeguard shortage threatens Memorial Day pool openings Pool openings are delayed across the country this Memorial Day weekend due to a severe lifeguard shortage for the…www.axios.com

A periodic look at links that I could’ve shared on Twitter but I’m trying to cut back on Twitter. It’s hard to imagine a week filled with more anger and sadness than this one. Tragedies such as the Uvalde shooting are compounded by the excuses and the deflection of blame…

Elon Musk recently explained his political evolution with, of course, a tweet: His view that “woke progressives” have arisen over the last 15 years and have become a minor menace isn’t wrong. Ironically, they’re using his favored medium. But his view is, shall we say, a bit oversimplified. As…

Aside from my neat recommendations for comedy blogs, Medium has recently suggested a wide variety of reading for me: We’re Veering Toward Authoritarianism We’re Living The Handmaid’s Tale We’re Doomed Because of Climate Change We’re Doomed Because of the Supreme Court We’re Doomed Because the GOP is a White Supremacy…

A periodic look at links that I could’ve shared on Twitter but I’m trying to cut back on Twitter. Guess who has two thumbs and has been twice infected with COVID? This guy! Omicron is, by all available data, much milder than previous strains. That just means it’s less likely…