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Hillary goes there

This won’t surprise you but I’ve come to admire Hillary Clinton. I didn’t when I voted for her in 2016. I mean, I respected her. I liked her. I really wanted her to win. But admiration is another thing. Since her defeat, Clinton has slowly emerged as the best thinker about the Trump presidency. She…

Help Me Bust Myths & Get 20% Off

I’m not an engineer or scientist or anything requiring technical know-how. But I feel a kindred spirit with Adam Savage. He’s the former co-host of Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters.” He’s also an enthusiastic financial supporter of the Editorial Board. Just as Adam and Jamie Hyneman debunked urban legends in the name of science and entertainment (a…