Drew Goins

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Welcome to Alcatraz Interactive Prison! Single file, please.

3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

Welcome to Alcatraz Interactive Prison! Single file, please. (washingtonpost.com) Welcome to Alcatraz Interactive Prison! Single file, please. By Drew Goins 2025051110300000 Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be coming through shortly for rec time. Wha — pictures?
Pope Leo, the Swiss Guard needs a wardrobe change - The Washington Post

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

If you have never seen the uniforms of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard — personal bodyguards to the pope — imagine that St. Peter’s Basilica was once tented for fumigation and the enterprising guards, Maria von Trapp-like, reasoned: “Why let this fabric go to waste?”The color-blocked red, blue and canary conjures up a Jesus who said, “Let the little children come unto the bouncy house,” and the bouncy house deflated, and the guards cut it up into clothes. I know, Pope Leo XIV has a lot on his plate.
Too many nuke stories for comfort — so where’s your bunker?

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

Too many nuke stories for comfort — so where’s your bunker? (washingtonpost.com) Too many nuke stories for comfort — so where’s your bunker?
The Alcatraz in Trump’s imagination is even harder to reach

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

The Alcatraz in Trump’s imagination is even harder to reach (washingtonpost.com) The Alcatraz in Trump’s imagination is even harder to reach By Drew Goins 2025050720381200 In today's edition: George Will eviscerates Trump's Europe playbook (but it has a defender, too) The federal worker's indomitable urge to help The Alcatraz of Trump's imagination never was A hope for the next pope's politics The artless deal George Will finally, maybe, has a grasp on the art of the deal. He's been watching...
Kiss your dolls goodbye, and possibly your career

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

Kiss your dolls goodbye, and possibly your career (washingtonpost.com) Kiss your dolls goodbye, and possibly your career By Drew Goins 2025050621171900 In today's edition: Americans aren't going to love the coming hard times, which look pretty inevitable … but China could use the chaos to seize world leadership A ray of hope in a brutal African conflict You should be worried about AI by nowLimit two per customer?
Opinion | Welcome home to your democracy in decline

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

In today’s edition:Let’s zip out for a quick trip to some of our fellow liberal democracies. There’s Britain, where James Heale of that country’s Spectator magazine reports that Nigel Farage’s Reform Party “stormed to victory” in English council elections, which could signal an upending in the near future of the decades-long Labour-Tory “stranglehold.” Farage’s campaign, Heale explains, was very, very Trumpy.
How to calculate the true cost of college

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

How to calculate the true cost of college (washingtonpost.com) How to calculate the true cost of college By Drew Goins 2025050512000000 Thursday was "Decision Day" for many colleges and universities, when bright-eyed high school seniors finalize where they plan to spend their next four years.
Opinion | What is college for anymore?

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

In today’s edition:It’s almost the weekend, and the prospect of cracking open a cold one — perhaps even beneath the light of a neon moon? — is mere hours away, so what better time to talk about country music?
Opinion | What is college for anymore?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Drew Goins

9 hours agoEaster, wester and everything in between. Every week, The Post runs a collection of letters of readers’ grievances — pointing out grammatical mistakes, missing coverage and inconsistencies. These letters tell us what we did wrong and, occasionally, offer praise. Here, we present this week’s Free for …
Bad economic news herein (but also pictures of horses)

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Drew Goins

Bad economic news herein (but also pictures of horses) (washingtonpost.com) Bad economic news herein (but also pictures of horses) By Drew Goins 2025050120310300 In today's edition: Which way on Trump, Democratic governors? (And which way on climate?) The Q1 economic shrinkage wasn't so bad, but just wait for Q2 Pictures of horses!Governors' fine lineLet's say you're a Democratic governor. (Wow, congratulations!) You think you might even want to be president.