Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 13

I Got Laid Off. Job Hunting in the Age of Robots Has Been a Pain.

The robots are no longer satisfied with taking our jobs—they also want to prevent us from getting new ones.

I Was Put on Death Row at 17 for a Crime I Didn’t Commit. Here’s the Story of My Trial.

At the age of 16, Gary Tyler was framed for the death of a 13-year-old white student who was shot and killed near a Louisiana high school in October 1974.

It Controls Sex, Bowel Movements, and Even Sitting Down. It’s Impossible to Get Any Help With It.

Some patients can't even sit down without excruciating pain.

My Neighbor Asked for a Simple Favor. My Wife Insists We Turn Him Down.

Her reason is not very neighborly.

I Worked Hard to Befriend Our New Neighbors. My Trespassing Sister-in-Law Ruined the Relationship in One Afternoon.

It's beyond fixable.

Forget “DEI”—Bari Weiss Is Proof That Merit Doesn’t Matter

She’s made a career railing against “wokeness.” Now she’s in charge of a venerated newsroom.

I Promised a Guy I Wouldn’t Ghost Him. Then I Saw What He Was Like in Bed.

Sometimes I wished he'd just shut up for a second.

One of the Best Weeknight Meals Has a Major Flaw. But I’ve Found the Perfect Way to Fix It.

With such tasty skin in the game, we’ve got to get this right.

We Bestowed an Enormous Responsibility on Our In-Laws. But Uh, Now They Can’t Stop Talking About Our Impending Deaths.

It's scaring the kids.

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