NQNQ, RBI Stats, MVP, and the Expansion of NATO

Introduction: Actually, this is not about NATO at all. One of our post-November traditions is to give you all a peek at some of what was happening behind the scenes during the jollity that we have come to know as November. NQNQ: So this was our quinquennial year of doing this November thing. That’s a …

Five or Six Carolina Reapers on a Plate of Kraft Mac and Cheese

Prolegomena to the Introduction: Admittedly, this post is going to start out somewhat mildly. But I am simply setting the table, and boiling the water. What I am serving today is Kraft Mac and Cheese, ...

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In Which I Toot My Own Horn, Albeit in a Modest and Becoming Fashion

Introduction: In the month of November, recall, it is imperative that I write slashing and critical prose, and that I do so without qualification. This is a standard I believe all of us (by this point) ...

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NQN . . . You Should Know the Drill

So this is NQNQ coming up, meaning No Quarter November Quinquennial, which in its turn means that this is our fifth year of doing this. In dogged pursuit of fiery excellence—fiery but mostly peaceful—we are reprising Saul Alinsky’s sixth rule—”A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” And why wouldn’t they enjoy it? We are …