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The Emperor’s New Greatness: A Reckoning With What We’ve Become
This is a story about greatness — or what’s left of it. There’s a line in Hemingway where a character is asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,” he answers. “Gradually, then…
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Welcome to The Hairy Times — The Journey Starts Now
The Journey starts now. The world is a lot right now. You feel it. I feel it. We all feel it — in the headlines, in the conversations we tiptoe around, in…
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The League-Wide Truth Serum — What Training Camp Really Tells Us
Training camp is the NFL’s annual festival of delusion. Every team arrives undefeated, every coach has “the best group I’ve ever worked with,” and every fanbase convinces itself that *this* is the…
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AFC Training Camp 2026: Harry Balz Calls It Like He Sees It
AFC Training Camp 2026 is in full swing, and it’s already football’s truth serum. Every coach swears the team’s “in great shape,” every rookie “looks special,” and every fan base thinks this…
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NFC Training Camp Reality Check: The Real Contenders, The Pretenders.
The Training camp Reality Check. That magical time of year when every team is undefeated, every rookie is the next Hall of Famer, and coaches tell us with straight faces that the…
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EPA Emissions Rollback Sparks Automaker Shift and Rising Public Health Risks
The EPA announced its EPA emissions rollback for new vehicle emissions standards on a Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, three major automakers had already pivoted their 2027 production schedules back toward internal combustion.…
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Six Trumpster Fires: A Mid-Year Accounting of Chaos
Seven months into President Trump’s second term, the United States is navigating a series of overlapping crises that span foreign policy, trade, immigration enforcement, federal leadership, and election administration. Each issue is…
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Seymour Goes to Washington: A Night of Nods, Snores, and Psychic Confusion at the Correspondents’ Dinner
Darlings, I need to confess something: I went to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner expecting absolutely nothing, and somehow still came away disappointed. Well, not entirely true — I went because someone…
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The Price of Influence: What Political Billions Could Build Instead
The numbers are clean and they are brutal. In the 2022 midterm cycle, wealthy donors — defined by the Federal Election Commission as individuals contributing $200 or more — poured $1.9 billion…
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The Cost of War vs. the Cost of Peace: What We Buy With $38 Billion — A Reckoning
We need to talk about what we’re purchasing. What $38 Billion Actually Bought $38 billion. That’s what MilitarySpend Defense Economics Research tells us this latest conflict with Iran has cost so far—and…
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