National News Roundup: Year 6, Week 8 (March 6–12)This week seemed to get rougher and rougher as it went, and it also dragged like a butt-scooting dog. Then we got to the weekend, which…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
National News Roundup: Year 6, Week 7 (February 27 — March 5)The news really feels like a jumble of odds and ends this week, and we haven’t had a miscellany week like this in a little while. That…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
National News Roundup: Year 6, Week 6 (February 20–26)The news is, quite understandably, very focused on the situation in Ukraine for another cycle, and that’s some grade-A nightmare fuel right…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
National News Roundup: Year 6, Week 5 (February 13–19)For most of the week, the news felt like it was holding its breath, which is never a comfortable feeling. Then this evening, one of the…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022
National News Roundup: Year 6, Week 2 (January 23–29)If I had to catalog my own reaction to the news this week, I think it would be ‘pronounced disgust’–it’s hard to read about so many system…Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
National News Roundup: Year 6, Week 1 (January 16–22)Wednesday night was a rough night for democracy, and I know many of us are disappointed. But there’s a lot of work left to do, and we will…Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022
National News Roundup: Year 5, Week 51 (January 2–8)COVID news has center stage for yet another week, with everybody trying to make sense of this latest chaotic surge. We have more…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
