So, you want to buy a cheap, old house? (Are you sure?) TODAY 3 days ago Dana McMahan
Have you dreamed of buying a cheap, old house and reviving it? Maybe you’re one of the million and a half fans of the Instagram account that features amazing old houses in need of love (and elbow grease) for $150,000 or less. The couple behind the account recently landed their own HGTV show, where they’ll surely fuel the fever for these fixer-uppers.
But before you run to snag a bargain house, hit pause while you think about the true cost of these (undeniably enticing) homes. Take it from me, a serial renovator at work on a sprawling Queen Anne Victorian that I bought with a friend for $80,000 (a home that s definitely Insta-worthy, but so dilapidated that neighbors feared it would be torn down) with plenty of other renovations under my belt including my own home.
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What Went Right in the 2020 Election
It wasn’t all a mess. Here’s how the government and tech companies tamed foreign interference.
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A lot went wrong after the 2020 election in the United States. But here’s one thing that went right during it: A risk everyone worried about foreign election interference mostly failed.
That showed what is possible when government officials and technology companies are laser focused on a problem, effectively coordinate and learn from their past mistakes.
But the false narrative that the election was stolen, culminating in a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, also pointed to the limits of those efforts. The Russians or the Chinese didn’t delegitimize our election. We did it to ourselves.