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Which means you have to arrest people who smoke fentanyl there Open in app or onlineThe Subway Is For TransportationWhich means you have to arrest people who smoke fentanyl thereJosh BarroMar 20SaveListenDear readers,Weve discussed in this newsletter before that the key to enjoying Los Angeles, whet

He has been savvy in Florida, but he's not yet translating that to a national general election.Open in app or onlineIs Ron DeSantis Savvy Or Not.He has been savvy in Florida, but he's not yet translating that to a national general election.Josh BarroMar 17SaveListenDear readers,Last year, Florida Go

A bailout is never Plan A.But it can be a pretty important Plan B.Open in app or online'Bailout' Is Not a Dirty WordA bailout is never Plan A.But it can be a pretty important Plan B.Josh BarroMar 14SaveListenDear readers,Theres this sort of inane discourse about whether the rescue of Silicon Valley

Listen now (33 min) | The Harvard economics professor and former adviser to Barack Obama says inflation is not yet cooling down very much, and the Fed has a lot more hiking to do Open in app or onlineMar 10Jason Furman on the Inflation That Keeps Going and Going and GoingThe Harvard economics profes

Plus: Daylight saving time is also still good.Open in app or onlineThis Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: California Is Still GoodPlus: Daylight saving time is also still good.Josh BarroMar 9SaveListenDear readers,Its time for the Mayonnaise Clinic.Tim writes in from Southern California:I work for a fe

And other advice that might help you stress out less in restaurants Open in app or onlineIt's Fine to Order the Same Dish as Your SpouseAnd other advice that might help you stress out less in restaurantsJosh BarroMar 1SaveListenDear readers,Speaking of the slow news year, I was back on CNN last nigh

There's less news these days, so reporters are tempted to invent it.Open in app or onlineThe Press Is Bored, And That's Why They Talk About Biden Not Running AgainThere's less news these days, so reporters are tempted to invent it.Josh BarroFeb 22SaveListenDear readers,Politico published a truly odd

Plus: Is robust local news coverage possible anymore.Open in app or onlineThis Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: No Tipping for Bottled WaterPlus: Is robust local news coverage possible anymore.Josh BarroFeb 15PreviewSaveDear readers:Welcome to the Mayonnaise Clinic.You have questions, I have mayonnais

One of two unpopular opinions I hold Open in app or onlineA Rant: Chocolate Is OverratedOne of two unpopular opinions I holdJosh BarroFeb 14SaveListenDear readers,Heres the thing: I like chocolate.I think chocolate is good, and I often enjoy foods that contain chocolate.The difference between me and

Plus: Why I don't lose sleep over the "entitlements crisis" Open in app or onlineNineties 2, Electric Boogaloo: The Return of the V-ChipPlus: Why I don't lose sleep over the "entitlements crisis"Josh BarroFeb 10PreviewSaveDear readers,As you might expect, I noted with interest the junk fees section

Whining about 'Mediscare' did not do Bob Dole a lot of good in 1996.Open in app or onlineBiden's State of the Union Was a Feisty Return to '90s Politics.Republicans Should Be Afraid.Whining about 'Mediscare' did not do Bob Dole a lot of good in 1996.Josh BarroFeb 9SaveListenDear readers,One of the i

Listen now (48 min) | Kathy Hochul limped to re-election but wants to push bold housing reform; Democrats struggle on crime and with Asian and Hispanic voters; Knicks owner James Dolan thinks he's invincible Open in app or onlineFeb 5National Lessons from New York's Red Wave, with Ross BarkanKathy H

An unintentionally revealing etiquette list from New York Magazine Open in app or onlineJust Because Some Journalists are Incredibly Neurotic Doesn't Mean Everyone Else IsAn unintentionally revealing etiquette list from New York MagazineJosh BarroFeb 3SaveListenDear readers,Sara and I were trying to

It's easier to be sunny when you're ascendant.Plus: Tax reform should wait until 2025.Open in app or onlineWhy Republicans Find it Hard to Be Nice These DaysIt's easier to be sunny when you're ascendant.Plus: Tax reform should wait until 2025.Josh BarroFeb 1SaveListenDear readers,David Frum wrote to

We just need to make sure Treasury can fudge long enough to get us through that process.Open in app or onlineNormal Fiscal Politics Can Resolve the Debt Ceiling CrisisWe just need to make sure Treasury can fudge long enough to get us through that process.Josh BarroJan 27SaveListenDear readers,Ramesh

The strategy involves torturing the central bank into doing things no central bank should have to do.Open in app or onlineSo, Why Not the Coin.The strategy involves torturing the central bank into doing things no central bank should have to do.Josh BarroJan 20SaveListenDear readers,I wrote Wednesday

"Extraordinary measures" tediously complicated gimmicks for massaging the debt limit are a well established part of American budgetary tradition.Premium bonds are the new gimmick we need now.Open in app or onlineA Boring Plan for Managing the Debt Limit"Extraordinary measures" tediously complicat

Listen now (52 min) | Dear readers and listeners, A few weeks back, I wrote about the ethic of homeownership, and how I think it is unlikely to be dislodged from American society.If were going to improve our housing policy and ensure more adequate supply, were going to have to work Open in app or on

Appliances are important, and politicians and the public need to be brought in on sweeping regulation.Open in app or onlineGas Stoves Should Be a Matter of Individual ChoiceAppliances are important, and politicians and the public need to be brought in on sweeping regulation.Josh BarroJan 12PreviewSa

Or, does everything not suck.Open in app or onlineThis Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: Why Does Everything Suck.Or, does everything not suck.Josh BarroJan 6PreviewSaveDear readers,Welcome to the Mayonnaise Clinic.Lets open the first letters of 2023.Randy writes in:Why does every experience seem to su

Open in app or onlineWhen Does the House Need a Speaker.Josh BarroJan 4PreviewSaveDear readers,Kevin McCarthy told reporters yesterday that hes prepared for the speaker election process to take days.Ralph Norman, one of the approximately twenty Republican members who wont vote to make him speaker, s

Donald Trump (partly) explains why.Open in app or onlineAbortion Is Going to Be a Huge Problem for Republicans in 2024Donald Trump (partly) explains why.Josh BarroJan 3SaveListenDear readers,Happy new year.I hope you had a very nice holiday week and that your travel, if you were traveling, wasnt too

sightseeing, and ski trip best practices Open in app or onlineThis Week in the Mayonnaise Clinic: Travel TipsOn relaxing vs.sightseeing, and ski trip best practicesJosh BarroDec 24PreviewSaveDear readers,Merry Christmas.I hope youre looking forward to an excellent holiday season and I hope your trav

Americans will always dream of owning.But we can convince them they should want low and stable prices.Open in app or onlineWe Need a Better Homeownership SocietyAmericans will always dream of owning.But we can convince them they should want low and stable prices.Josh BarroDec 23SaveListenDear reader