Department of Government Inefficiency?

It turns out that goverment workers served a useful purpose after all.

Wednesday’s Forum

Trump and the Greatest “Con Job” Ever

Trump goes full on climate denier on a big stage.

Homan Update

Sounds to me like he admitted to taking the bag of cash.

Tuesday’s Forum

Meanwhile, in North Korea, Dear Leader Want Critics to be Quiet

Escalations of threats against the press.

Charlie Kirk, Martyr

A massive memorial service showed two divergent paths forward.

AG Monday!

Time to search for Spock.

Monday’s Forum

Trump Loyalty Shakedown: The New McCarthyism

Our current round of speech repression may prove worse than McCarthyism.

In Front of Our Noses: The Endless Grift

Allegations of shutting down an investigation.

In Front of Our Noses: Canceling the Annual Report on Hunger

Reality is easier to ignore if you just pretend it isn’t there.

Sunday’s Forum

Xenophobia and Trump’s Latest Visa Move

Ramping up the H-1B fees is not a good idea.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a teleconference with NFL players Aaron Jones and Elijah Higgins during their visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kuwait from the Pentagon, April 2, 2025. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a teleconference with NFL players Aaron Jones and Elijah Higgins during their visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kuwait from the Pentagon, April 2, 2025.

In Front of Our Noses: Controlling the Press

Restricting those who report on the Pentagon.

Bizarre Conspiracies: USAID Edition

People are weird.

More Attacks on Universities

An attempt to connect higher education and political violence.

Saturday’s Forum

TGI Tabs

A Photo for Friday

“Layered Water Colors”

Friday’s Forum

Centering My Thoughts on Kirk’s Assassination

As well as the politics that have followed.

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Charlie Kirk Was No Ezra Klein

When empathy goes too far.

Thursday’s Forum

Jimmy Kimmel Suspended Over Kirk Comments

The FCC Chair went on a podcast and now Kimmel is on indefinite hiatus.

Wednesday’s Forum

Celebrating the Constitution Without the Citizens

Naturalized citizens advance and vivify the American experiment. 

Robert Redford addresses media at the opening press conference of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Robert Redford addresses media at the opening press conference of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Robert Redford, 1936-2025

The actor and director is gone at 89.

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Crackdown on Thought Crimes

Cancel culture on steroids.

Tuesday’s Forum

AG Monday!

Ancient Geeks episode 32: Elric of Melniboné.

Monday’s Forum

The Seductive Allure of Collective Blame

“He that spits against the Wind, spits in his own Face.”

American Unexceptionalism

We’re not alone in dysfunctional politics.

Sunday’s Forum

Kilmeade: No Friend to the Homeless

He has a solution for homelessness.

Fox New Host: Involunatarily Execute Mentally Ill Homeless People

Yes it was said. No the context doesn’t make it better.

Why the Attacks on Academia Matter

An illustration from the Charlie Kirk discourse as to why stories like the TAMU firing matter.

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On Ezra Klein, MLK, And Polite Politics

On politics, guns, and people killing people

Pentagon Hunting Down Employees Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk’s Death

A little bit more than the law would allow.

Saturday’s Forum

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Bolsonaro Convicted, Trump Vows Revenge

Birds of a feather and all that.

A Photo for Friday

“Giants in the Distance”

Friday’s Forum

An American flag, unfurled at dawn, hangs over the Pentagon on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2019 An American flag, unfurled at dawn, hangs over the Pentagon on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2019

9/11 @ 24

Memories are fading, as they are wont to do.