

The "civility code" rewritten
This post is a short one for two reasons: Its point is exceedingly simple, and it's already been made by Ken White of The Popehat...
Jan 23, 20252 min read


He's beyond loathsome
Neither does grotesque meet the challenge of characterizing with flawless precision the squalid little creature inhabiting the Oval...
Jan 22, 20252 min read


Trump's betrayal, MAGA, the coming fallout
Evan Vucci/AP Since Time and Life magazines publisher Henry Luce proleptically declared the 20th "The American Century" and Pax Americana...
Jan 21, 20253 min read


"A day of infamy" - in 1941, a truth; by 2025, a prophecy
Today, a prophecy fulfilled. For more than 80 years Americans could imagine no day of greater infamy. Suddenly the nation was at war by...
Jan 20, 20252 min read


To America remembered, to our allies, to human decency everywhere
We're sorry. Deeply, inexpressibly sorry. *** And to America's heartsick, ask not what your country can do for you ... (a futile query...
Jan 20, 20251 min read


More Murphy
Chris Murphy, that is. Sen. Chris Murphy — Democrats' best candidate in 2028, presidentially speaking. By best candidate I don't mean...
Jan 19, 20251 min read

