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“Permanently impaired”: Trump administration won’t release economic data for October

The Trump administration said this week that several key pieces of U.S. economic data for October, including inflation and employment figures, will not be released. The White House cited the prolonged government shutdown, saying it left statistical agencies unable to…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The “Yellowstone” effect: Welcome to the new era of TV Westerns

In the fourth season finale of “Yellowstone,” Kevin Costner‘s John Dutton III announces his candidacy for governor of Montana by proposing a simple platform. “I am the opposite of progress,” he tells the state’s prospective voters. “I’m the wall that…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Oh, you handsome devil: How “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” ushered in our thirst for the “sexy killer”

In 1890, Bram Stoker began research on what would become his most famous book, “Dracula.” During this research, which spanned years, the Irish author kept extensive journals in which he scribbled down his findings from hours spent poring over ancient…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Emails: Jeffrey Epstein offered to give Russia “insight” into Trump

New emails show that Jeffrey Epstein tried to contact Russia’s top diplomat with knowledge about President Donald Trump prior to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018. Among the hundreds of emails released yesterday by Congressional investigators were…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

People are just the right amount of horny for Frankenstein’s monster

Eagerly anticipated and decades in the making, the new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” from lifelong monster superfan Guillermo del Toro easily soared to the top of Netflix last Friday, after an abbreviated theatrical release. Racking up more than 29…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Better oatmeal, made at home

For years, the egg has ruled the breakfast table like a sun god—worshipped, aestheticized, endlessly fiddled with by men in starched aprons and women with ring lights. Everyone has their method: Alton Brown swears by a dollop of mayonnaise; Martha…

November 13, 2025 · by Jamie Cook · 0

Texas Democrats have the last laugh over MAGA gerrymandering

In case anyone wonders if there’s any point in taking a stand only to be forced to capitulate down the road, I would invite you to consider an episode from last summer.  When Republican members of the Texas legislature passed…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Donald Trump’s path to authoritarian rule is wide open

Even after eight moderate Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans, absent subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, to end the shutdown on Sunday evening, the party’s sweeping victory in the Nov. 4 elections has provided a jolt of energy…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Trump has exploited pardons and clemency to reward allies and supporters

The beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s mercy in his second term have mostly been people with access to the president or his inner circle. Those who have followed the rules set out by the Department of Justice, meanwhile, are still…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Johnson promises vote on Epstein files “next week”

House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that representatives in Congress’s lower chamber would vote on whether to release the Department of Justice‘s Jeffrey Epstein case files next week. Johnson had kept the House of Representatives from convening during the government shutdown,…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0