▽Talking Points Memo ●05/14 03:38 38m ago4h agoChuck Beat the Rapby Josh MarshallThey’re already calling him “BinderKapow” Edwards. But Asheville police have now announced that they will not be filing charges against the North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards over the alleged binder-whack incident at a Rotary Club conference over the weekend in Asheville.LIVE COVERAGE3h ago10:55 a.m.
▽Metafilter ●05/14 03:34 “You hear about Ruby Ridge, about Waco. You don’t hear about Osage Ave."Forty years ago, city police dropped a satchel bomb on the rowhome at 6221 Osage Ave., killing six adults and five children inside. The May 13, 1985, blast followed a lengthy standoff in which cops fired tear gas canisters, high-pressure hoses and over 10,000 rounds of ammunition into the house. They had arrived to arrest sev
▽Althouse ●05/14 02:52 "Ron Chernow’s new biography of Mark Twain is enormous, bland and remote — it squats over Twain’s career like a McMansion."That's the crushing first sentence of Dwight Garner's book review, "A New Biography of Mark Twain Doesn’t Have Much of What Made Him Great/Ron Chernow traces the life of a profound, unpredictable and irascibly witty writer" (NYT).[Chernow's] book is an endurance test, one th
▽Instapundit.com ●05/14 02:39 VDH: The Decivilizing of America.Secure borders and stationary populations were considered the mark of emerging civilization by classical historians. In contrast to nomadism and constant strife over disputed territory, peoples who had clearly defined and protected borders ascended to statehood, maintained a distinct culture, and achieved greater prosperity and security.In contrast, what we suffe
▽MSN Slate Magazine ●05/14 02:35 Emily YoffeHelp! My Husband Caught Me Having a Secret Spa Day. Now He’s Questioning Everything.I Announced Some Much-Needed Changes to Our House. I Wasn’t Expecting My Stepdaughter’s Outsized Reaction.I didn't know she felt this way.Ilyce GlinktrueThe Trump Era Has Found Its Great Satirist. It’s Not Who Anyone Expected.Dan KoisAfter a shocking tragedy, the bard of Florida’s fever swamps ha
