

Wanted: Two-bit swindler for tinpot dictatorship
The classified ad's wording leaps to mind upon reading only the first portion of the first sentence of The NY Review article, "Flicking...
Jun 274 min read
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Wunderkind Karoline
The age of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is what fascinates me. Every spokesperson for Trump lies, twists facts into...
Jun 263 min read
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A circuitous comment on Zohran Mamdani's "stellar emergence" (per NYT)
When I reflect on the Age of McCarthyism — reflections recently accelerated — I see it as less an era of national injury than as a time...
Jun 253 min read
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"The Longest Morning," starring "Duke" Trump
Circa 1:00 a.m., 24 June 2025, Trump, Truth Social: A ceasefire is "NOW IN EFFECT." We're talkin' "Complete and Total CEASEFIRE." "We...
Jun 242 min read
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We're on so many wrong tracks
The Bulwark's Jonathan Last sees a misguided debate: Over the last 48 hours most discussion has focused on whether or not America should...
Jun 233 min read
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Well, 'twas 'bout time for another U.S. war and global meltdown anyway
Judiciousness calls for the United States to militarily aid an ally or honorable friend undergoing a grinding invasion or confronting the...
Jun 224 min read
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