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Are you wondering how the Ukraine crisis is playing out in Russian media? LA Times staff writer Nabih Bulos reports from Kyiv: To hear Russian media tell it, the government of Ukraine is run by neo-Nazis waging a genocidal campaign against ethnic Russians in the country’s east, where Moscow-backed authorities regularly uncover mass graves full ...continue reading "The view from Moscow is a grim one"

As we all know, the number of job openings has soared over the past year: But how are individual states doing? Here are the top and bottom ten: Alaska and Wyoming are begging for workers and not getting them. Those are presumably good states to go to if you want to start fresh and find ...continue reading "Raw data: Which states have the most job openings?"

Things I didn't know until last night: Buddhism had first arrived in China during the Han....Eunuchs proved enthusiastic converts, comforted by the promise of reincarnation; they carried their severed parts, their "precious," băobèi, in a special container so that they could be reunited with them in the next life. OK then.

The Electoral Count Act is a 19th century relic that provides rules for how to count electoral votes in presidential elections. Unfortunately, it's so vague and poorly drafted that, in practice, it's close to worthless. The reason it's back in the news these days is obvious: after the debacle of 2020—and with a potentially worse ...continue reading "Here’s an idea for reforming the Electoral Count Act"