Day: January 8, 2017

Sunday!

Saul DeGraw January 8, 2017

The beauty and power of the opening passage.

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Tom Pepinsky: Everyday Authoritarianism is Boring and Tolerable

Saul DeGraw January 8, 2017

The mental image that most American harbor of what actual authoritarianism looks like is fantastical and cartoonish....
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Dystopia Week

Burt Likko January 8, 2017

Welcome to Dystopia Week. Let's begin by taking a moment to understand why we write this way...

David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025There’s a drip drip drip of new information that, if not calculated, is unfortunate enough to suspec…
LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025At least one Immigration Judge in SF who was appointed by the Biden administration but still in her…
Jaybird in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Surely it's good news. If the polling goes down hard enough, even the rats will moderate.
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Looks like he was swatted last night. FA. FO.
David TC in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025No, he was arrested the first time in 2019 with a group of people at a Home Depot, 2 of whom were (a…
Saul Degraw in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025No, they didn't. If anything, they took one issue where Trump had a slight advantage and lit on fire…
Jaybird in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Townhall now has a column: Did the Trump Administration Set a Trap for Democrats and Media on the 'M…
North in reply to Maribou on Canadian Leaders Debate Amongst Themselves'Zactly, I'm a grit from childhood but even I'll admit they richly deserve a hiding periodically.
Fish in reply to Jaybird on Weekend Plans Post: Fell For It AgainYes indeed. It's making an effort and the roads are wet but so far nothing is sticking.
Jaybird on Good Use of an Old BarnGuessing that the poster he lifted from was this one: Can't find the elephant one so I'm guessing th…