I am just gonna keep bangin’ this drum until the Democrats get it. You have no leverage other than funding shutdowns. Zip, zilch, nada. None. At all. So use it. Use it now. And use it until we have a…
You Should Read This: The Democratic Minimum
Paul Campos has a post up at Lawyers, Guns & Money today titled “The Democratic Minimum“, presenting a list of the absolute minimum set of actions that it will take to make America a democracy again. Clearly, my standards for…
A Republic: If You Can Keep It
I’ve said before that America’s second civil war has already started. Although so far it appears that only one side is fighting in it. And they’ve been preparing to fight it for quite a while. In the summer of 2024,…
Politics: More Like Buying A Used Car Than You’d Think
It’s not just because so many of the professionals in both politics and used cars are total slimeballs. Although that is certainly true. It’s also because you absolutely cannot get anything you want in either case unless you’re willing to…
Shut It Down: No Government Is Better Than A Bad Government
The House of Representatives voted to continue providing funding to the FBI on the same day the FBI refused to cooperate with Minnesota officials investigating the video-documented murder of Renee Good by ICE Agent Jonathan Ross; most of the Democrats…
A Damning Indictment: But Not Of Maduro
The “indictment” filed against kidnapped Venezuelan President Maduro by the U.S. government is … a thing? It’s hard to tell exactly what kind of thing it is, though. It’s shaped like a criminal indictment, and was apparently approved by a…
The New U.S.A.: Unconstitutional Shady Adventurism
This is really, really simple; absurdly simple. There is nothing legal about Trump, damn his name‘s incursion into Venezuela. It was not an invasion, because it left no presence; it was a raid. War nerds would probably call it a…
You Should Read This: The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog
This year’s Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog is up, and as usual it does not disappoint; it’s exactly what it says in the title. This is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. Drew Magary has written a new entry…
Secession: What A ****show
As far as I can tell, there are two active secessionist movements in California. They’re both … problematic. First, there’s the CalExit folks. They get most of the press attention, but seem to be primarily a money-making operation for the…
Framing For Goblins: Say Your Right Words
This one is mainly for the folks in the media, although really it applies to all of us. Please stop using the coup’s words for things. I’m not even going to bother linking to the article that annoyed me enough…