The Two Year Chit: A Filibuster Suggestion
What might be done to mitigate the contra-democratic effect the peculiar tradition of filibuster has in the Senate? Burt Likko has an idea.
Monthly Archive: March 2021
Introducing Bonus Panels
[A Note from the Editor: In the Clare Briggs treasure trove are panels that seem disconnected from strips. Not quite standalone, but only single panel. some are amusing, some are odd, some are just...
Cuomo Aides Changed Nursing Home Death Report Rates By 50%, Reports New York Times
When you write a book in the middle of a crisis like Andrew Cuomo did you are just begging the political gods to come get them some
Justice, Bail, and Bigo Behaving Badly
The judge called Richard “Bigo” Barnett “brazen, entitled, and dangerous.” What would I tell Mr. Richard Barnett if he were my client?
Growing up in the System:
There are still too many people of my experience trying to apply their “the system” to today’s problems and today’s jobs.
Weekend Plans Post: The Home Stretch?
I’ve started letting myself daydream about what I’m going to do once all this is over.
Thursday Throughput: Phthalates, or Every Sperm is Sacred Edition
I do think phthalates may be overstaying their welcome. But I am very dubious that they are the Big Bad Sperm-Killing Wolf.
HR 1 ‘For the People Act ’’ Passed In the House: Read It For Yourself
HR 1 “For the People Act” is a 791 page monster of a bill. But through the power of PDF it is searchable, so read it for yourself.
Denmark, McDonald’s, and AOC: The US Is Not Other Countries, Part 55 Billion
We can’t wave a magic wand and turn the United States into Denmark. We have to build on existing policies and traditions
From Global News.ca: Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist content
From Global News: These books seem racist, and they simply won’t do. Would you want ’em to exist if they were hurtful to you? Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due...
Fundraising in the USA: Red Verses Blue Turns Consultant Green
I got my hands up, they’re playing my song, they know I’m gonna donate today. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah, it’s fundraising in the U.S.A.
The Race For The 93rd Best Picture Oscar: The Nomination Stage
Of course to win the race for the Best Picture Oscar one must get nominated, so here are my top 25 contenders for the big award’s nomination
More Andrew Cuomo Allegations Bring New Questions
“(Andrew Cuomo) also asked people not to rush to judgments before the investigation is concluded—a courtesy he has seldom shown”
Game of Thrones: The Awesomization of Sam Tarly
Samwell Tarly is an intelligent, kind, but cowardly and physically inept young man…until his TV Game of Thrones awesomization
Original Ordinary Gentleman Erik Kain starts Substack, as does Freddie deBoer
Erik Kain has started his own Substack: diabolical is a newsletter/blog hybrid about entertainment and culture with devilishly brilliant commentary by Erik Kain. It’s also a conversation! We’ll discuss movies, TV shows, music, video games,...
The Real ScamDemic
You never know when a new scam might pop up, one she has not heard of, and she might not catch on as quickly as she might think.
