Day: December 22, 2013

The Virtual Musical Advent Calendar, December 22: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

The Virtual Musical Advent Calendar, December 22: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Tod Kelly December 22, 2013

Has there ever been a more ironically titled Christmas song than Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas?...

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Jews and the Paradox of a Secular Christmas

Guest Authors December 22, 2013

New Dealer looks at his complicated relationship with the holiday that is both secular and not so...

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Thanks, Obama

Will Truman December 22, 2013

Yesterday our flight was delayed for about an hour and a half. Then, once on the tarmac...

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Economic War on Christmas

Kazzy December 22, 2013

What if Santa really was real?

Sunday!

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Sunday!

Jaybird December 22, 2013

So... what are you reading and/or watching?

Chris in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedTo be clear, the "Registered socialist" (not an actual thing) post was a clear shitpost, in which he…
Jaybird in reply to Philip H on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaI do not believe that that form of argumentation will work because it assumes moral authority on you…
Philip H in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaThat’s a lie Jay. He presented to immigration authorities, applied for and received a legal status w…
Philip H in reply to Dark Matter on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaYou really believe - after J6 - that they will allow themselves to be thrown out? And you are willin…
Jaybird in reply to Burt Likko on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaHere is the problem with the whole appeal to the "process of law". You will be arguing against peopl…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaWilliam Miller would like a word.
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaSay what you will about that insurance CEO, but his wound was not self-inflicted. And, technically,…
Burt Likko on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaOn Bluesky I teased Mike about mincing words here. With sobriety, we have to try impeachment at this…
Slade the Leveller in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaWhen the law ceases to function, lawlessness will take its place. If it were to happen, it'd be a se…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaOh, okay. Maybe it'll work itself out. Muddling through and whatnot.