Mike's Blog Round Up
"The Spring" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
August 2, 2026

Alicublog: Conservatives attack Fauci, as do writers at The New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Crooked Timber: Nate Silver discovers the educated poor.

Technopaideia: Why is socialism so unpopular in America?

Jen Sorensen: More e-commerce chaos.

Finally, RIP to Glen Hansard, a big-hearted musician with a big voice, who was great to hear live. Los Angeles station KCRW has posted a 90-minute session from 2015.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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