All my life I wanted to be a best-smelling author and then I realized I’ve been reading that wrong the whole time. Your Daily Devotional is a lightly-edited entry from my Twitter […]
Bay of Whigs – time’s up

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017, the United States Senate voted 97 – 2 in favor of sanctions against Russia, with one abstention, a majority so overwhelming that it invokes comparison to the […]
Horror on Capitol Hill starts at home

As a blogger, I’m generally accustomed to crickets. The last round of chirping silence? Entirely predictable. After all, I merely wished people to stop wishing other people dead on political grounds. Silly […]
Chelsea’s new Nike kits: five things to look for
New Chelsea/Nike is deal is good the wallet, bad for those who appreciate actual style. I absolutely, utterly and comprehensively loathe Nike’s soccer design group. So last year, when a new 15 […]
When a company cuts jobs, it shouldn’t spin that reality with corporate bullshit

The owner of the grandparent of weekly news magazines, Time, has decided to shed 300 jobs through layoffs and buyouts to reduce its costs. A media corporation whacking jobs to save money? […]
Your Daily Devotional for June 14, 2017
Happy birthday, President Trump! Hope you get nice presents from the wife who hates you and the daughter you want to fuck. Your Daily Devotional is a lightly-edited entry from my Twitter […]
Democrats need a lesson in humility. Consider what Mike Dukakis learned.

Donald won. Hillary lost. Now the Democrats face what The New York Times called “a widening breach in their party.” Perched ever farther on the left is Bernie Sanders, perhaps still smarting […]
Your Daily Devotional for June 13, 2017
If Fox News had been around in the 1970s, their loyal viewers would have had only a vague idea why Nixon resigned. Democrat hotel something. Your Daily Devotional is a lightly-edited entry […]
Dear Prudence: John’s beautiful dreamer…

The song represents an aspect of Beatle songwriting that emerged on the White Album: the album is filled with songs that offer carefully observed portraits of characters real and imagined along with […]
Who really pays for cutting back rules limiting toxic emissions?

President Donald’s administrative minions, since day one, have been “reviewing” federal regulations they argue are so costly they curtail growth in American manufacturing, and worse, put American jobs at risk. Thus they […]