“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show off your politeness.
A gun her son’s best friend was showing off accidentally fired and fatally struck him in the head, Valdez said. The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. Saturday while Gabriel and his 15-year-old brother, Nicholas, were visiting the friend a street over.
Just another day in NRA Paradise.
Fly the Fiendly Skies (Updated) 0
(I found the missing link!)
Steve Albrecht remembers his time in the air.
Aside:
After 30 years as a road warrior in jobs that required lots of travel, I hope never to step on an airplane again, especially as the airlines seem committed to making cattle cars seem attractive by comparison. I must, however, say that none of my flights was as eventful as the ones he relates. The worst things that happened to me were nearly getting bumped in St. Louis (when the ticket agent saw my expression, he silently changed his mind) and a missed connection in Phoenix (my American Express travel agent had me reaccommodated in one phone call).
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:
(snip)
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: