I Agree With Donald Trump (For Once)
So, yes, I agree with Donald Trump that the “old Republican Party is gone, and it is never coming back.”
Category: Feature
Two Face-Palm Stories From This Week
Two stories that dominated news media this week leaves the author wondering the eternal question: “What was the point?”
POETS Day! Kit Marlowe v Sir Walter Ralegh
Sir Walter Ralegh was…well, he was Sir Walter Ralegh. Unfortunately, like Kit Marlowe, he found trouble and fell out of favor with the queen.
The Throughput: RSV Vaccine Edition
Respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, has been one of those murderous viruses we’ve just accepted as a part of life.
The Dangerous Precedent of Expelling Lawmakers
Tennessee Republicans have unwittingly grabbed a third rail, one that will likely not result in an increase in expelling lawmakers
Chili with Szechuan Pepper
All of this is true. I don’t live in Austin. I don’t live in San Antonio, Houston, El Paso, or Amarillo. I don’t even live in Texas. In fact, I hate the Dallas Cowboys...
Don’t Free Daniel Perry
Daniel Perry was found guilty by a jury of his peers who listened to all the evidence, not just the stuff that Tucker Carlson saw fit to air.
Reverse Causality
When it comes to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, media warps cause and effect through misrepresentation and decontextualization.
Do the Right Thing (Public Officials Behaving Badly)
There were a couple of dueling news stories over the past few days. While on the surface the stories were dissimilar, under the hood they had a lot in common.
Throughput: Mifepristone Edition
If making the case a judge can unilaterally ban a drug that has been safely used for 23 years…you’re going to need to do better than this.
Twitter, Trina, And A Tempest At A Tiny Desk
“Someone said something on the internet” reared its digital head again, this time producing social media complaining over a Tiny Desk episode.
Daniel Perry Is A Baffling Waste of a Pardon
Daniel Perry’s conviction serves as a valuable deterrent. It tells people that deadly force is to be used as a last resort, not a test of manhood.
Sunday Morning! “Twist: an American Girl” by Adele Bertei
In Adele Bertei’s novelistic memoir, a Dickensian waif survives a rough childhood and recreates herself as a queer “stud,” a poet, and a performer through the saving grace of music.
Experimenting with Miracle Berry Tablets
We opened up the packet and looked at the Miracle Berry tablets. “Is this illegal?”, we joked. “It feels like we’re doing something illegal.”
On “Nice” Liberals and “Mean” Conservatives
Some thoughts on a trope (and half-truth) that’s killing the conservative brand with young Americans.
POETS Day! Andrew Marvell
Remember when you were a kid and every other kid in the neighborhood got a pony and you didn’t even know you wanted a pony but suddenly you had to have one? Everybody’s playing...
Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Manufacturing Lies
Manufacturing lies continue to the be the go-to rhetoric by politicians not wanting to pay the electoral price of telling the truth.
Braised Lamb Shanks with Tarragon
Lamb is the traditional centerpiece of an Easter feast. So here is my take on braised lamb shanks with a Mediterranean tilt.
The Trump Indictment Explained
I’m not going to run down the laundry list of Trump indictments. The real details of the case are in the Statement of Facts.
The Trump Indictment: Read It For Yourself
The Trump indictment handed down by a New York Grand Jury has been released following Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom.
