2024 archive
Establishmentarians 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts has a question:
In related news, Leonard Hitchcock, writing in the Idaho State Journal, notes that:
Follow the links for context.
“License To Loot” 0
Mike and Farron run the numbers and conclude that greedflation is indeed a thing.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
. . . and another oxymoronic “responsbile gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
Probre says he was shot after the bullet came through his bedroom window around 4:45 a.m.
“We were asleep, knocked out. When I finally realized what was happening, I looked around and saw a hole in the window, a bullet on the ground and blood everywhere. I told my girl to get down because I didn’t know if they were still shooting,” Probre said.
They Would Be Gods 0
At The Japan Times, Nina L. Khrushcheva takes penetrating look at political leaders who attempt to imbue their earthly policies with godly sanction. I find it a particularly timely read in this period surging establishmentarianism. Here’s a nugget:
Go read the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another child . . . .
Just another day in the NRA’s Garden of Bleedin’.
Republican Family Values 0
Rebecca Watson cites statistics showing that state that recently enacted strict anti-abortion laws are experiencing significant increases in infant and maternal mortality.
Of you can read the transcript.
The Bell Tolls . . . . 0
Jim Wright is, let’s see here, somewhat pessimistic.
Donald Trump Meets Mr. Wizard 0
(Warning: Mild language.)
Coronation Nation 0
David discusses President Biden’s response to the Supreme Supremacist Court’s decision crowning Donald Trump as a sovereign. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)