Vote in the midterms: it’s our only hope š±
I spotted a tweet the other day, admonishing us to stop saying Democrats are going to lose in the upcoming midterms. It said we should be more like Ukrainians, vowing … Continue reading
Mourn on the 4th of July
Over the holiday weekend I was thinking about the state of the nation, seeing as how it was the nationās birthday and allāits 246th to be exact. I couldnāt think … Continue reading
Another dark day in 21st century America
Roe v. Wade is dead. Long live Roe v. Wade. Everyone knew this was coming, and not just because of the leaked draft in which Samuel Alitoās orgasm over the … Continue reading
He tried to tell us
George Carlin. I miss him. If you saw the excellent HBO documentary about him last week, you probably miss him too. We all do. I was lucky enough to see … Continue reading
Welcome back, boycotter
Neil Young started it all when he pulled his music from Spotify. He said itās Rogan or Young, not both. I got ready to cancel my own Spotify subscription. But … Continue reading
Powder keg party
Thereās a new book out called The Next Civil War by Stephen Marche, in which he imagines a number of scenarios in which this country could wobble its way into … Continue reading
Where’s Thomas Paine when we need him?
More and more it seems like the idea of common sense has become old hat. But just as Occamās Razor says that the simplest answer is usually the correct answer, … Continue reading
Kurt Andersen’s “Evil Geniuses”
Itās been a few weeks since I finished this troubling book, but it lingers with me. The truth is, I wish everyone could be issued a copy of it as … Continue reading
“I’m offended that you don’t believe the lies I believe”
Sometimes I let myself hold out hope that weāre just going through a political phase in this era, one in which our cliques are more important than the commonweal. Nothing … Continue reading
Our government is stalled
A little while back, some protesters followed āmoderateā senator, Kyrsten Sinema, into the ladiesā room and harassed her through a stall door. Outrage ensued. āHave you no sense of decency?ā … Continue reading
WHAT THE HELL 