Once, not long after I moved to NC, my dyed-in-the-wool New Englander mother was visiting. When she saw me say "thank you, ma'am" as I left a store, her jaw just about hit the floor.

It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost?

Your sports takes are likeable enough, Gautham.

Scotch drinkers-- OnlyDrams

And if the Pink Panther steps on it...

Live by the imperial presidency, die by the imperial presidency.

Regulation has *always* been unconstitutional, Eric. Relatedly, we have always been at war with Eastasia.

On the plus side, it'll be nice to know how history actually ends.

Eric, I assigned an essay of yours in class recently. Thank you again for your exceptional work.

Speaking of which, I'm teaching the "third half" of the US survey this term (1984-2024). Tomorrow is The Internet--woo! Monday of Election Week will be "2016: But Her Emails." Wednesday I'll skip forward to "2024: WTF?" That class *might* be improvised.