“True Detective: Night Country” and the Demise of Crime-Riddle TV

All this transpires against the backdrop of Ennis itself, a community of intimate familial bonds and suffocating closeness. There’s the malevolent mining company that both poisons the town’s water supply and employs half of its residents; there’s the local Inupiat Continue reading “True Detective: Night Country” and the Demise of Crime-Riddle TV

The Optimistic Climate Report That Might Be Too Good to Be True

The United States, which initially wanted a treaty comprised of national plans to control plastics, has revised its stance in recent months. It now argues that, while the treaty should still be based on national plans, those plans should reflect Continue reading The Optimistic Climate Report That Might Be Too Good to Be True

Judge to Trump: It’s Still “Substantially True” That You Raped E. Jean Carroll

This is untrue, as Section III of the Constitution explicitly says that Congress can determine how to organize the court, and Kagan stated as much. “Of course, Congress can regulate various aspects of what the Supreme Court does,” she said. Continue reading Judge to Trump: It’s Still “Substantially True” That You Raped E. Jean Carroll