Our remarkable First Lady–in conjunction with the King of Toads, his wretched princelings, and his grasping sycophants–should make us all think about who we are.
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Ain’t it Just Like the Night? Bob Dylan’s Deserved Nobel Prize
What is literature? It’s the beautiful total of our human ambitions. Bob Dylan captured them.
Paul Kagame and the Arc of History
Does the man make his time or does time unmake the man?
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame is taking on France again. His career is a demonstration of the tragedy of history
Some Actual Analysis on Mosul: The Limits of US Power
Donald Trump sketches up battle plans for the taking of Mosul.
Taking Mosul back from ISIS will test the possibilities of a comprehensive Middle East strategy.
The GOP Moving Forward: Trumpism Without Trump
The only difference is who’ll be holding the sign.
The Republican Party is already trying to pretend that Trump himself is an aberration, but will fully embrace its animating principles.
Meanwhile, in Yemen
Saudi Arabia takes a page out of Asad’s playbook, and another country spirals further out of control.
Debate #2 Wrap: Now With Even Lower Lows
Not a cordial handshake. But it shouldn’t be. One of these people is a monster.
The debate last night is already being called the ugliest in history, which: maybe? Who knows. But it was a terrible sign of our democratic decay.
Debate 2 LiveBlog: Grabbing Democracy
Well, this is going to be unprecedented. It’s like watching a thousand zeppelins fly through a thunderstorm. Let’s go.
What’s The Strategy in Russia’s Aleppo Insanity?
The agony of Aleppo
Russia is enabling and aiding a world-historic humanitarian disaster and war crime. Why?
Exciting VP Debate Advice! Make It About Pence, The Theocrat
“Once they get to know me I’m actually intensely unlikable.” -Mike Pence, opening lines to autobiography (“Feeling Pence-ive”)
The VP debate is usually a snoozer where white dudes exchange talking points about the top of the ticket. Kaine needs to make it white dudes talking about how Mike Pence’s vision of America is equally as scary as Trump’s.
Shooting Irrelevance 