Now starring! Jeanine Pirro as Emily Litella.
The New York TimesBreaking News: Prosecutors are dropping charges against an Olympian accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, saying damage was due to “botched” renovations.
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Brian “Enemy of Civilization” Alexander
Профиль VivelyBooks: Glass House, The Hospital, The Mayor. http://BrianRAlexander.com. Past: Atlantic/Wired/Outside/Washington Monthly/MIT Tech Review/Janitor/Gas Station Attendant/Lifeguard. Subscribe to my newsletter By.BrianRAlexander.com Speaking: BrightSight.
UEFA showing more ethical and cultural fortitude than any American sport. Three days ago, Ohio State sold its sports to JP Morgan. ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2026/7/...
Ohio State Athletics and JPMorganChase Announce Landmark Partnership | Ohio StateCOLUMBUS, Ohio (July 2026) – Ohio State Athletics today announced a landmark partnership with JPMorganChase, uniting a global leader in education, research a...ohiostatebuckeyes.comA note on this: Just about every rural, and urban safety net, hospital receives about 2/3 of its revenue from government. And, of course, we have the VA. The United States has socialized medicine, but tries to say it doesn't, and so people die or go bankrupt on the altar of the "free market."
Brian “Enemy of Civilization” AlexanderYep. And in smaller places, especially rural, where hospitals operate on close to zero margin, some are going to go under. The ACA saved a lot of those. I wrote a book! brianralexander.com/the-hospital/
Wrote about Vance's shame, here: by.brianralexander.com/the-shame-of...
The Shame of JD VanceVance has made himself an avatar for the moral and ethical vacuum at the heart of American government. He's not worthy to play Bingo at a parish fund raiser.by.brianralexander.comThe BulwarkAs Haitians in Springfield, Ohio face possible mass deportation, remember the noxious, racist lie that started it, for which no apologies have been given.
Yep. And in smaller places, especially rural, where hospitals operate on close to zero margin, some are going to go under. The ACA saved a lot of those. I wrote a book! brianralexander.com/the-hospital/
“With his signature gut-punching prose, Alexander breaks our hearts as he opens our eyes to America’s deep-rooted sickness and despair by immersing us in the lives of a small town hospital and the peo...brianralexander.comThe New York TimesMore and more uninsured patients are seeking care in emergency rooms and clinics, having lost their coverage under the Affordable Care Act after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies. Many are unable to pay hospital bills.
Billy Ray Smith died. Two-time Pro Bowl linebacker for the Chargers. He was 64, with dementia. CTE. I watched him play many times. I loved watching football. I can't justify it any more though. I've been through with it for awhile, and this is the biggest reason why. www.10news.com/news/local-n...
Chargers legend Billy Ray Smith Jr. passes awayThe College Football Hall of Famer spent decades lifting up his community through charity work, broadcasting, and a foundation supporting military families.www.10news.comHe thinks this is a positive message. Do these guys not know any PR people?
Dare Obasanjo“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
I did most of this trip (I sometimes jogged off Rte 66 to explore, for example, Hwy 61) on a motorcycle and it was one of the best six weeks of my life. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
2 Wheels, 14 Days, 2,448 Miles: A Motorcycle Tour of Route 66To mark the road’s 100th anniversary, a Times journalist rode the length of it to see what’s become of America’s most storied highway.www.nytimes.comOhio sold itself to the oil and gas industry. Residents in the poorest parts of the state will pay for it for generations. (I write about fracking waste in The Mayor, because Appalachia connects to the Delaware River Valley by corporate greed and corrupt politics.) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/c...
In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the GroundThe state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back.www.nytimes.comGood one. I loathe smug criticism using the political correctness of today to judge works of art from the past. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | I Hope This Column Ages PoorlyYou may as well say that history ages poorly, too, or demand warning signs outside museums.www.nytimes.com