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The King is Mad
This man is manifestly insane.
No Kings: What Republicans Taught Me
I attended the protest because of what Republicans taught me.
We are remembering two different Charlie Kirks
The way we see Charlie Kirk, his life and death, and indeed, nearly everything, is determined less by the facts than by our personal paradigms. Less by the truth than by our algorithms. This past week showed me how the media environments we’ve built for ourselves shape our realities. It’s no wonder we’ve become soContinue reading “We are remembering two different Charlie Kirks”
Putting a conspiracy theorist in charge: what could go wrong?
An antivax recovering heroin addict with a partially worm-eaten brain is in charge of our public health. How bad can it be?
Epstein controversy proves that it is possible for Donald Trump to lose supporters
MAGA is caught between two very uncomfortable possibilities: Either Trump, his entire Cabinet, and every Republican in DC are all engaged in a massive coverup to protect pedophiles, or those same people have been lying to them for years.
Be Careful What You Wish For
No sob stories, no guilt trips. Just numbers, facts, and logic.
If it Ain’t Broke, Don’t Illegally Try to Fix it and Break it in the Process
The headline isn’t “Trump imposes 100% tariffs on foreign films.” It’s “Trump illegally announces film tariffs he has no authority to impose.”
It’s the Economy, Stupid
Clear back in 1992, while advising Bill Clinton on his ultimately successful White House run, James Carville coined the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid.” It has attained political immortality, still invoked virtually every election season more than thirty years later—and for good reason. Americans may disagree about a lot of things—most things, if I’m beingContinue reading “It’s the Economy, Stupid”
This is a Constitutional Crisis
Trump is openly defying a ruling of the Supreme Court—and his oath of office.
Wilderness Dispatch 