Today's temperatures have hovered around -9°C, with a forecast of bottoming out around -18°C tomorrow morning. But hey, at least the sun is out, right?
Meanwhile, in the rest of the world:
- James Fallows, himself a former speechwriter for President Carter, annotates President Biden's speech from last week.
- Politics is about power, not about kvetching, says Ezra Klein.
- US Senator Joe Manchin (D?-WV) has gotten caught between the mine owners who own him and the mine workers who vote for him.
- Crain's editorial board, like parents of CPS students, thinks both the CTU and CPS leadership need to lead.
- The ubiquity of DNA testing kits has led to some surprises—and legal fees.
Finally, if you're looking to get away from it all, you might have to pass on the Isle of Rum off the coast of Scotland. Its population has almost doubled in the past couple of years, to 40.
