Binyamin Appelbaum

What you really don't want is to replace the taxis with goats, or the hot dogs with camel meat.

1 and 4 sound awesome?

The Court is once again upholding Article VIII of the Constitution, which clearly states that the president is allowed to do whatever he wants except break the economy.

Live from New York:

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

It's a great job Donald. It looks exactly like bathrooms used to look in Lincoln's day.

Maybe take a few months off the job and focus on restoring the rest of the White House? It would be a real public service.

Of course land votes. That's the whole problem.

They say AI is going to replace human writers but I would like to see AI try to top this:

Crazy that the building did that to itself

This does raise some interesting questions about the utility of the subsidies...

Opinion | The Real Stakes of the Shutdown

President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance. Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.

Opinion | Why Is Your Flight Always Delayed? Blame Government Shutdowns.

Shutdowns tend to be brief because Americans are soon reminded that the government does important things. But the end of a shutdown doesn’t mean that everything springs back to normal. Some of the damage endures.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

And what are we to make of the 1 percent of atheists who agree?

The owners of local TV stations were a conservative force in American politics and society even back when there were a lot of them. But allowing them to consolidate has certainly made it easier for them to flex those muscles.

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe…

Opinion | Trump Thought He Was Leading on Trade. No One Is Following.

A sign of the folly of Mr. Trump’s trade policy is that it has inspired no apparent envy.

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I went to lunch yesterday and there were two S.C. national guardsmen at the next table who had clearly been at the restaurant for a while when I got there, and who were still chilling when I left. And I hope they spent the whole day inside enjoying the air conditioning. Much safer for all of us.

Opinion | The Government Just Walloped Google. That’s Good Business.

Tech companies like to tell stories in which government rarely appears except as an outside force threatening to break the beautiful things they’ve created.

The story that doesn’t get told is how their successes have relied on the government's interventions.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...

The mental health benefits of not knowing any history right now must be massive. Moving through your day with total equanimity. What happens next? Who knows? Maybe something good

They should arm the National Guard troops with flyswatters. Put them to work doing something actually useful. The mosquitos in DC are out of control.

The thing I've always wondered about is, say you're a young person in DC interested in law enforcement. How do you decide which of the several dozen flavors police you want to be?

Opinion | Trump Is Trying to End Fed Independence

President Trump’s attempt to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a grab for power in defiance of the nation’s laws, and if it succeeds, it will be to the detriment of the nation’s interests.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

What you're asking for is literally the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History, which you would know if you had ever gone inside

As a DC resident I do feel that the city has been overrun by "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals" and I would like them to leave the White House and stop destroying the federal government.

I'm fascinated by this story. Did she actually hurt anyone or was she doing the job just fine? If you've successfully treated 4,500 people, are you actually engaged in a fraud?

Opinion | America Will Suffer From Trump’s Assault on Facts

The Trump administration is engaged in an increasingly wide-ranging effort to erase data or to prevent the collection of new data that contradicts its political agenda.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/o...

As the linked article explains, it absolutely does.

A sad day for DC. A billionaire gets a huge check from taxpayers, and in return we get less housing and less economic development.

Fed Governor Steps Down Early, Giving Trump Opportunity to Shape Central Bank

Option 1: Serve out your term.

Option 2: Step down early for no apparent reason and facilitate Trump's takeover of the Fed.

Why would you choose Option 2?

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

Opinion | After a Week of Mediocre Economic News, Trump Wants to Fire the Messenger

The economist John Maynard Keynes said that when the facts contradicted his opinions, he changed his mind. The president prefers to change the facts.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/o...