Mike Pesca’s most recent podcast episode, “The Gist” titled “Kasich and Klepper” has a long spiel about cancel culture prompted by Michael Hobbes’s description of the phenomena as a moral panic. Mike defines cancel culture as “meeting an argument with a call for punishment” which I think is a fair description. He points out that… Continue reading Mike Pesca is surprised consensus opinions are the consensus.
What liberals should learn from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Respectability politics is like treading water and waiting for conservatives to toss you a life jacket. They will never toss it. And when you give up and drown they’ll blame you for giving up. Clearly you didn’t want it enough.
Brandolini’s law and the Durham report
Brandolini’s law states “the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude larger than to produce it.” and we are seeing this in action during the coverage the Durham report.
Republicans always want credit for some shit they supposed to do: Mike Pence edition.
With apologies to Chris Rock: Republicans always want credit for some shit they supposed to do.
Bari Weiss, Shelter Culture poster child
Bari Weiss would like you to think of her as a bold defender of free speech standing up to cancel culture. But she seems to have a rather narrow view of what threats there are to free speech. You only have to head over to her twitter feed and see what her concerns are. Please… Continue reading Bari Weiss, Shelter Culture poster child
ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse
After the vote, party leaders rushed to clarify that language, saying it was never meant to apply to rioters who violently stormed the Capitol in Mr. Trump’s name. “Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger crossed a line,” Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National Committee chairwoman, said in a statement. “They chose to join Nancy Pelosi in a… Continue reading ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse
Catch 1/6 is the new Catch 22
If you take the GOP at it’s word, you can not investigate Trump for anything he did before he became president-that’s a witch hunt. You can’t investigate Trump for anything he did while in office because that is subverting the will of the voters. You also can’t take action once he leaves office, it’s too… Continue reading Catch 1/6 is the new Catch 22
Devil’s Advocate Total Lawn Care
The defining feature of the Faustian Bargain is that the devil gives you what you ask for and you are worse off for it. The defining feature of doing business with Trump is that every single person who makes a deal with Trump get access to the MAGAverse and is worse off for it.
I do not believe that Scott Adams raped and killed a girl in 1990
If someone does have proof that Scott Adams raped and killed a girl in 1990, they should provide that proof to the appropriate authorities rather than continue to spread this vile rumor that Scott Adams raped and killed a girl in 1990
Many people saw Jan 6th coming. We should be listening to them.
If you have been following the decline of the GOP since the tea party era, or since the Gingrich era-you knew this was happening.