Rapid Travel Chai

On my mind: talk about ‘deplorables,’ Trump is one thing, the names creeping back from deserved political oblivion into the daily news such as Gingrich and Giuliani are most dispiriting. Wasn’t this supposed to a break with the past?

Events:

• The psychological trick that makes it harder to pay off your credit cards.
• For helping immigrants, Chobani’s founder draws threats.
• The Wall Street Journal to combine sections to cope with ad decline.

Ideas:

• Has the U.K. already castrated itself?
• An outsider’s take on Minnesota’s oppressive minimalism.
• Why what you say in private looks bad in public, even if it isn’t.

Travels:

• He was elected, is the Royal Jordanian fare sale still on?
• A new way to China on American Airlines.
• 7 favorite travel moments in the United States of America.

Hacks:

• Delta Miles Calculator, a new tool from Travel is Free.
• What Delta’s award chart looks like after a year of devaluation.
• Choosing my 2017 Star Alliance elite program challenge.