Friday 1/27/17 The Trump Do-Si-Do Threatened by illusion Self-infatuated huckster hairdo Milo Continue reading “Friday 1/27/17” →
Tuesday 1/24/17 Dictatorship of the Trolletariat Michael Gerson warns of spiritual peril Tipsy also warns Scientology SLAPP Continue reading “Tuesday 1/24/17” →
Inauguration Day Music du jour A More Perfect Absolutism Read news like a defense attorney It’s more real onscreen Rahm’s lawless Chicago Land of the slave, home of the timid Continue reading “Inauguration Day” →
Christmas Eve 2016 Kristof and Keller Pieper on Sophistry Joel Salatin’s Benediction Unpollable Zero-Sum America Continue reading “Christmas Eve 2016” →
Good Stuff, Monday 12/19/16 For the Time Being In no sense a symbol A different mode of knowing and hearing Benedict (I) and Francis Tribal Loyalties 123 Likes the Shook the Nation Shaking hands with an innocent man Continue reading “Good Stuff, Monday 12/19/16” →
Thursday 12/15/16 Mencken Aleppo The Script is Written, the suspects auditioning Despotism and Donald Trump In a counterfactual universe Continue reading “Thursday 12/15/16” →
Monday 12/12/16 Made for another world Moral Panic Portrait of the King The working class She knows how to handle that Siri’s religion problem Continue reading “Monday 12/12/16” →
Friday 12/9/16 Word of mouth The Supreme Court oral argument that cost Democrats the presidency The Moral Matrix Nicholas of Myra: aggression, hate speech, dogwhistling, and exploitative tendencies Post-truth = Populist Continue reading “Friday 12/9/16” →
Wednesday 11/23/16 Comfort for the logorrheic Is this your lucky day? The Truth about Post-Truth Politics Like “racist” from SPLC Another reason to love Mitch Applied Distributism Continue reading “Wednesday 11/23/16” →
Tuesday 11/22/16 Reality check Angry at the politics of anger A slap and a girlfriend Both parties blown up America’s “conservatism” Becoming what you condemn Distractor-in-Chief Continue reading “Tuesday 11/22/16” →