The servers at the humming headquarters of The American Interest collapsed for about 12 hours yesterday, perhaps overcome with excitement that as Christine Russell points out today, New Year’s Eve this year falls on a blue moon.
However, not to worry. The-American-Interest.com is on top of the problem; we’ve reviewed the literature and are handling this matter like any leading American corporation would do. First we are flogging all the interns, followed by a reduction in pay and an increase in responsibilities. Next we have identified some relatively highly-paid employees with large family commitments and laid them off. Third, we are applying for a massive Treasury bailout; $50 billion strikes us as a nice round number. Finally, we are giving senior management large end-of-year bonuses.
If that doesn’t fix matters, we’ll try something else. Larger bonuses, perhaps.
Meanwhile, thanks for your patience.