Rec. #807: When Life Begins and Ends, and Other Recent Pieces from Alexandra Petri

What: Alexandra Petri is an expert feelings-puncher. You start with a knowing chuckle, a moment of "ooh, that's a good line," but before you know it, Petri has ducked in and punched that bundle of emotions you'd been trying to keep protected.

Quite a streak she's had recently, too.

"When Life Begins and Ends"
"We should be able to view this scientifically. Science is very good these days. We can identify the species that human activity is driving to extinction with more accuracy than ever before."
(See also "I'm a State Legislator and I'm Here to Substitute Teach Your Biology Class")

"Other Questions to Go With 'Which Candidate Would You Like to Have a Beer With?'"
"Which candidate would you like to bite you gently on the arm?"

"You Have to Think About Electability"
"I just think people — again, not me, I’m on board, just … people — might not vote for this candidate. Because the candidate is a little, well, you know."

"Some Math Problems for Donald Trump's Tax Returns"

"Q: It costs $0.08 to buy a banana. You have -$0.05. Can you afford to buy a banana?
A: I don’t know, let me ask Deutsche Bank."

"Bill Barr Goes to Hell. And Finds a Client."

"Here, do you want the remnants of the credibility of the Justice Department? If not, I’m going to toss it next to the little chunk that is all that remains of John Kelly’s soul."

How to get it: Alexandra Petri is a columnist for the Washington Post. Find her there. 

Connections to previous Wreckage: See also Rec. #661 ("Some Impersonal Verbs, Conjugated by Gender"). Petri was also on List. #66.