A Matter of Principle 0
Tom Hilton tries to figure out why Trump thinks he can just take (parts of) other countries (think Canada and Greenland) because he wants to. Methinks he may be onto something. Here’s a tiny bit from his piece:
This absence is at the core of Trump’s worldview. When he talks about American “ownership” of Greenland*, he thinks of it as like buying a property to develop, and Denmark saying no is just a business negotiation. And maybe we have to play hardball, like you do in business, but really this would all be easier if we could just agree on a price.
And when Putin invaded Ukraine it can’t have been a violation of any principle of international relations because there isn’t any such principle.
Stray Thought 0
If yesterday’s didn’t, maybe this article will remind you of someone–maybe several someones–in the news.
Republican Family Values 0
Yet more evidence that mean for the sake of mean is a Republican family value.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
David dissects Elon Musk’s lies, at least, the ones he told in this interview. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
Afterthought:
The sad–and frightening–thing is, I think Musk believes his lies, because he wants them to be truths, just as some persons believe the Confederacy was a noble cause and slaveholders were indeed the “Southern gentlemen” they fancied themselves to be.
Size the Day 0
PoliticalProf decodes de code.
QOTD 0
Alexis de Tocqueville:
Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.
The Business of America Is Giving America the Business 0
Now we know what happens when you run ruin the government like a business.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
It’s probably not a good idea to take your portable phallus to bed along with your “female friend.”
That’s a threesome that may not turn out well.
The man, who has not been identified, was “grazed in his top left thigh,” police said.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
False Flag 0
At the Des Moines Register, U. of Iowa professor Elizabeth Heineman makes a strong case that, while the Trump maladministration is claiming to “fight antisemitism,” it’s actually doing something quite different. Here’s a bit from her article (emphasis added):
Otter Nonsense 0
From my brother on Virginia’s Northern Neck.
Sauce for the Goose? 0
The Rude One responds, How about some sauce for the gander?