Religion and Congress
Monday, January 6, 2025
Jeff, Diamant, "Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 119th Congress,” Pew Research Center, Jan. 2, 2025.Politics
Time to move to TikTok?
Friday, December 20, 2024
The share of adults reading news articles online in the US has fallen from 70 to 50 per cent since 2013. The share of Britons and Americans now consuming no conventional news media at all has ballooned from 8 to around 30 per cent... "Why the TikTok era spells trouble for the establishment,” Financial Times, Dec. 20, 2024. (Paywalled.)Baker/tarot card reader-turned-Chief of Staff
Friday, December 13, 2024
People who know [Argentine President Milei well say that his most enduring relationship is with his sister, Karina; he dedicated his book "The Path of the Libertarian" to her, as well as to his dogs. Until Karina became the head of Milei’s Presidential campaign, , she supported herself by selling cakes and giving tarot-card readings online. She is now his chief of staff, known by the masculine title of El Jefe.