Archive - Mike Pesca

MAGA Biopsies Cancerous Massie

Plus: Marine One burns holes in the White House lawn, a Mexico City bar charges gringos $300 & Dallas’ City Hall boiler problems boil over.

May 18 • Mike Pesca

The Petri Dish of the High Seas

Argentina and Chile blame each other for the hantavirus. Plus: The chickenification of farm fishing & a tsunami of trash in California.

May 14 • Mike Pesca

Plus: L.A.’s homelessness math, a racial mortality reversal & the pope versus customer service.

May 12 • Mike Pesca

Gerry Me Softly

PLUS: No one likes either party, but neither has been punished enough to change.

May 8 • Mike Pesca and Chris Cillizza

1:01:49

Nothing Will Solve the Tragedy of Gun Violence in America

I believe in gun control, but it is a fairy tale to believe that tougher laws are the answer.

May 7 • Mike Pesca

A Farewell to Forms

Plus: Kratom producers play Whac-A-Molecule, Toyota builds the high-tech city of the future & V.A. employee faces an internal investigation for speaking…

May 5 • Mike Pesca

Would-be Assassin Stripped of Shirt, Media Hypocrisy Ensues

News giants weaponize security measures, fueling bigotry.

Published on They Stand Corrected • May 4

Third Time’s a Felony

Plus: A billion-dollar train detour, Bolsonaro’s legislative jailbreak & the oldest young-candidate problem in politics.

May 1 • Mike Pesca

April 2026

The Boss' Causes

Unlike younger, more radical artists Bruce Springsteen’s oeuvre shows a commitment to building up America, not tearing it down.

Apr 30 • Mike Pesca

YouTube Ate Sports Writing

Ethan Strauss on the lost art of the “gamer” and the grist for the sports content mill.

Apr 28 • Mike Pesca and Ethan Strauss

1:18:36

Plus: MAHA fractures over Monsanto, San Francisco’s doggy day care bubble & Gibraltar’s junk-food monkeys eat dirt to feel better.

Apr 27 • Mike Pesca

Peter Thiel’s Objection!

Plus: BART fixes itself with doors, Baywatch becomes economic policy & a matador has a pain-in-the-ass evening.

Apr 23 • Mike Pesca

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