January, 2019 archive
Who’s at the Table? 0
PoliticalProf reads the guest list.
Real Big Men 0
In the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal relates an encounter with one of the fellows who inspired that now notorious Gillette commercial:
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Where is the humor coming from? Boiled down, the punchline seems to be basically “Ha, ha! Vaginas!” And that’s part of where the problem is.
Follow the link, where she reflects on what the meaning of being a “real man” in this culture is and what it implies implies.
Priced into Penury 0
Farron discusses the cost to American consumers of Donald Trump’s trade wars.
Misdirection Play 0
Pamela Person has some questions.
Follow the link for her answers.
Snowflakes 0
Over at Delaware Liberal, Pandora points out that the reactions Farron discusses do indeed validate the message in the commercial.
Both Sides Not 0
David Atkins skewers the narrative that somehow Democrats bear some–indeed, any–reponsibility for the Trumpian temper tantrum. A nugget:
