“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play, and, once again, one of those “responsible gun owners” performs random acts of politeness.
Trumponomics 0
At the Portland Press Herald, Vitoria Hugo-Vidal argues that it’s time to stock up against the impending economic chaos. A snippet:
The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0
Farron discusses claims by Trump’s BLT (bootlickers, lackeys, and toadies) that laws don’t apply to them or to Trump.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Meet your fiendly fellow passenger.
Who knows, they may even greet you with politeness.
We are a society of stupid.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Robert Reich wonders when if it will end.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: mild language.
The Constitutional Scholar 0
PoliticalProf does his own research.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
W. Somerset Maugham, in the voice of the teller of the tale. The teller summarizes the story of the temptation of Christ from the Gospel of Matthew, then continues:
That was the end of according to the good simple Matthew. But it wasn’t. The devil was sly and he came to Jesus once more and said: It thou wilt accept shame and disgrace, scourging, a crown of thorns and death on the cross, thou shalt save the human race, for no man hath greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Jesus fell. The devil laughed till his sides ached, for he knew the evil men would commit in the name of their redeemer.
Maugham, W. Somerset, The Razor’s Edge, in a collection with five
other of his novels (New York: Heinemann and Oyster, 1980) p. 472
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
And now they’re even Bragging about it.
Afterthought:
Their cover story is flimsier than a house made out of straw.
It’s quite clear to what audience they bow.
The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini thinks he sees a bit of MAGA karma.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Washington Monthly, Robert J. Shapiro hears a most disturbing rhyme. Here’s a couple of bits from his article:
And in Schmitt’s framework, when enemies at home or abroad gain notable political sway, it creates a grave emergency that warrants executive action outside the law. It’s clear why Schmitt was the favored theorist for the Nazi party and a senior jurist in the Third Reich.
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*Mark Twain.
