We Deserve Donald Trump
The president has not changed in the least bit over the last eight months. We have no new information…The only thing that changed is that we are mad.
Tagged: politics
Against Trump (Again) And Why I’m Not A Conservative
Why not support Trump? It’s a simple answer really, but let’s begin with another more pressing question: Why not be a conservative?
Integralists: America’s Would-be Theocrats
If Integralism sounds like fascism, well, that’s because it sounds like fascism. Integralists should be treated as such, as well as its advocates
Farewell, Mr. King. Please Let the Door Hit You In The Backside
The defeat was most likely the final political blow to one of the nation’s most divisive elected officials. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Call Us, Maybe? Ordinary Times, By Any and All Labels Necessary
There are folks paid to write, and readers paying to read, much less than what Ordinary Times has produced daily for over a decade now.
Justin Amash Tilts the Presidential Windmill
You can become president by building a winning coalition or catch lightning in a bottle and short-circuit the system. Justin Amash isn’t doing either.
I Predict 2021
The Coronavirus Pandemic will change the world in many ways. We just don’t know how it will change.
Pete Buttigieg Bows Out of Primary
Pete Buttigieg is ending his campaign for the Democratic nomination.
Libertarians – Join or Die
You could be Mad Online Forever and fail to effect any change whatsoever. But don’t call me a bad libertarian for choosing to live in the real world
Very Stable Genius Predictions
Democrats are coalescing around ideology – and ideology will be the death of the big tent.
Linky Friday: The Beginning of the Middle of the End of the Beginning
Linky Friday tries to steer you straight to end a week full of beginnings, endings, and everything in the middle. Or is it starting the weekend? Either way.
Throwback Thursday: Primaries of Ordinary Times Past
On the cusp of the 2020 primaries starting in Iowa on Monday, Throwback Thursday takes a look at some writing about primaries past from the pages of Ordinary Times
Love in an Elevator: Joe Biden Hijacks the New York Times Editorial Board Reveal
In which a security guard in the elevator articulates in 20 seconds what the New York Times Editorial Board couldn’t figure out in a edited-for-TV hour.
What the Houston Astros Teach Democrats About 2020
So what it will take for Trump’s fans to abandon him? The same thing it took for people to care about baseball cheating – make it affect them.
Multiculturalism: Can We Talk?
Multiculturalism can be a good thing. Multiculturalism can be a bad thing. These statements are not mutually exclusive, though most people assume they are. At least in the United States, attitudes toward multiculturalism exist...
“I’m Against…” vs. “I’m For…” And a Lesson in Signaling Sharp Contrasts
Discussing Berny Belvedere’s piece on how “I’m against…” is often winning out over “I’m for…” and candidates that don’t adjust get left behind.
Soleimani: Cooler Heads, Measured Takes, and Abject Panic
Because nothing is ever black and white, I’ve learned not to take cues from the hyperbolic.
Prologue To Election 2020
Before we begin months of poll watching let’s look back on how we got to this moment in history…
While the Impeachment Thunder Roars, Congress Quietly Legislates
Use impeachment to appease the base. Then legislate while everyone is distracted by the West Wing-World Wrestling mashup.
The GOP’s Gossip Girls
I will not believe that the GOP is tired of Trump until they say so publicly. Until that moment, they own this. All of it. Every corruption, every racist utterance, every violation of norms. Every dollar of debt, every pardoned war criminal, every dead Kurd.
