The Subversive and Revolutionary Act of Not Setting Things on Fire
Do not set things on fire or use the setting of things on fire for political, personal, or media gain. Simple, right? Apparently not.
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POETS Day! George Gascoigne, Birth of the Modern
Much of George Gascoigne’s poetry is very good, but the man himself is fun, one of those characters history frowns upon while winking.
Report: Trump to Sign Department of Education Elimination Executive Order
The Trump Administration is going to move towards eliminating the Department of Education via executive order.
A Dark Age
In the Dark Ages, there was no dominant world power to impose order. That won’t be true in a new dark age.
On Jethro Tull
If you want some rock and roll that was trying to do something groundbreaking and pretentious and crap, Jethro Tull is really good.
The JFK Files Drop Today (Supposedly)
We might learn a bombshell that will change everything we thought we knew about the 1960s… but that strikes me as exceptionally unlikely.
Spaghetti on the Wall: Autopens and Out to Lunch Presidents
Per the Constitution, a barking madman elected to the presidency is a barking mad president. That’s for the best.
Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25
On this day, American politician Grover Cleveland, who was the first U.S. president to serve two discontinuous terms (1885–89 and 1893–97), was born.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Appetizers
“Self, just order and appetizer as your meal. All you need. All you want.” Did I listen to myself? No. No, I did not.
Columbia, Mahmoud Khalil, and Protest Expectations
What is clear is none of the students actually thought they’d be in the world of counterterrorism and extremism for their beliefs in college.
From The New York Times Editorial Board: The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
A Bold Editorial from The New York Times
Nature is Healing: A (spoiler-laden) Review of Novocaine
It’s a fun, dumb (but smart-dumb), action-comedy-body horror movie that is, seriously, rated R.
Tragedy of Steak ‘n Shake French Fries
All this effort to have a new grease to fry them in seems empty and pointless when less of your customers experience the original simple dish America embraced.
POETS Day! Lascelles Abercrombie
Abercrombie was known for big dramatic pieces that read like plays, plays more so than poetry, and for poetic criticism more than anything
Weekend Plans Post: Ice Cream Theory
Dr Pepper Float? Like, vanilla ice cream swirled with Dr Pepper sherbert? Okay fine. And I brought it home and it tastes like a Dr Pepper ice cream float.
Trump’s CDC Director Nominee Withdrawn Before Hearing
Former Rep. Dave Weldon of Florida has been withdrawn as the Trump Administration’s nominee to be the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention the night before his scheduled confirmation hearing.
Posing, Posturing, & Positioning: 2028 Democratic Presidential Candidates
Our friends of the Loyal Order and Party of the Donkey begin the marathon process to a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
Of Amtrak, AI, and Arguing About Trains on the Interwebs
Trains are wonderful modes of transportation. Trains also have to follow the laws of physics and realities of economics, politics, and public sentiment.
The Trump Crash
In less than half a hundred days, Trump and MAGA have forgotten the most basic political maxim: “It’s the economy, stupid.”
Do-or-Die Time for al-Sharaa and Syria
Now the good-time vibes of the holidays and new Revolution have turned into the reality of the monumental task ahead for Syria.
