Monthly Archive: January 2019
Congresswoman Says Bad Word, Conservatives Feign Outrage
Rashida Tlaib called the president a “motherfucker.” Conservatives are pretending to be outraged about it.
GOP Exit Strategy: The Case for President Pence
“Face it, Republicans. Trumpism is a slapdash replicate of P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth. Moreover, like a ringmaster’s illusion, Trump and his sideshow of insatiable propagandists on a grander scale, consciously sold fake news, and hyper-partisanship to a trusting audience. Mike Pence as president, restores faith and sanity to our governmental institutions while providing an opportunity to salvage a doomed 2020.”
A Tale of Two Falwells
It’s easy to see the vestiges of Falwell, Sr.’s “I Love America” rallies in President Trump’s MAGA spectacles. Falwell the younger has evolved from organizing conservative Christians to mastering how to monetize them. With Donald Trump and the future of America as the new pitch, they have been politically weaponized.
Linky Friday: Those Folks on the Hill
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end-of-week tradition of bringing you links to stories from around the world and across the web. This week: The Folks on the Hill, looking at the newly sworn in Congress, with music to read, share, and discuss
Two Reviews Of “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse”
The excellent “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” accomplishes something that few superhero movies can manage: it makes us care.
To Stand Athwart Myth
To dive deeper into the implications of Mark Greif’s “Against Everything,” Roland Barthes’ “Mythologies” is required.
Ordinary World for 1/3
Your Ordinary World for 3Jan19 with links to stories on history, religion, housing, and lawns.
When Editors hear the Word ‘Culture’…
Todd VanDerWerff, a cultural critic and journalist, says (somewhat unsurprisingly) that we need cultural critics and journalists, a group of writers that have been let go from numerous media outlets over the past few years as all media coverage is gradually sucked into the Trump Singularity.
Mitt Romney Writes a Thing, People React
What we now have in this latest version of Trump v Romney is two men in whom it’s been established who and what they are. In Romney we have a throwback vestige to the Republican party of the time before Trump the disruptor came, in many ways, as the reaction to that type of politics.
Honesty and “Better Call Saul”
The treatment of honesty on “Better Call Saul” is fascinating because it is REAL.
Wednesday Writs for 1/2/19
Your weekly roundup of law and legal related links from around the web, including bad lawyers, dumb criminals, elephants in court, Al Pacino, and more.
Ordinary New Year
Happy New Year from Ordinary Times! To start 2019, a look back at some of the most read, most discussed, and most important writing from the year that was from our great contributors.
