Though by definition I can only observe the war in Ukraine from afar, I don’t think of myself as merely a spectator, nor of this as a spectator sport. Count me instead as a concerned citizen of the world — a world that the outcome of this catastrophe will affect deeply. And someone who sees democracy worldwide at stake here. […]
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If, as seems quite possible now, the hubristic ineptitude of a mediocre ex-KGB officer brings post-Soviet Russia to its knees and reveals it as a second-class power, you could serve up slices of that irony (without air quotes) at summer cookouts across the free world and have people queuing for seconds right up through Labor Day weekend. […] Donald Trump’s bromance with his puppet master, Vladimir Putin, has made headlines and served as op-ed fodder for much of the past two years. So it seems appropriate to point out Putin’s small but not insignificant place in the history of contemporary photography — specifically, the Krappy Kamera movement. […] |
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Straight Outta Stone Ridge: Home Cooking
The point of my discursions into food budgeting comes down to this: All else being equal, it’s possible in 2023 to eat well and healthily on a modest budget — including the standard amount allocated by the SNAP system. But the key phrase here is “All else being equal.” Which it’s not. […]