Washington and Lee Cancels Lee’s Horse—But Not Lee

A case in misplaced priorities.

MTG vs Boebert

Breaking a cardinal rule.

Life During Cultural Wartime

Never waste a tragedy.

Whitewashing Juneteenth

It’s becoming just another day off work!

DeSantis Pandering to the Deplorables

Out Trumping Trump is possible because of Trump.

CNN Loses to Newsmax?!

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

Kyrsten Sinema Mixes Pleasure and Business

Running for office or just running?

Heather Armstrong, 1975-2023

The mommy blogger known as “Dooce” has taken her own life.

Sunday Tabs

Some stories I didn’t get around to blogging over the past week.

Saturday Tabs

You know the drill.

’60 Minutes’ Past its Prime

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

Dilbert Canceled

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

Risk, Reward, and Statecraft

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

Ukraine: Too Much Is Not Enough

The appetite for more resources approaches infinity.

Right-Wing Musical Chairs on Satellite TV

Weirdly, politicians who don’t understand the debt ceiling also don’t understand other things.

Tabby Thursday

A little debt ceiling, a little higher ed, and other misc delights.

False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate. False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate.

How Misinformation Spreads

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher) NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher)

A consequence of shrinking newsrooms

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

Thursday Morning Tabs

Enjoy.

Congress to Make Trump’s Taxes Public

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

AP Fires Reporter For Reporting

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

The Colorado Club Shooter [UPDATED]

New details are emerging about possible motivations.

Laptop News

One of these laptops is more important than the other.

Thursday Tabs

Go ahead and pop a few.

Regime Change in Russia?

Can the unsustainable be sustained?

Anti-Putin Backlash

The Russian leader may be looking over his shoulder after imposing a draft.

Trump Tipping Point?

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

Herschel Walker and the Perils of Celebrity Candidates

More ugly revelations about the football hero turned politician.

Zelensky’s Dilemma

What happens if Ukraine can’t achieve complete victory?

Bye, Felicia

The Washington Post has fired a reporter for her rants against colleagues.

Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far?

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

DC Version of Canada Truck Protests a Dud

The plans to replicate the chaos in the Great White North are not coming together.

Butterfly Center Closed Over Fears of Conspiracy Nuts

A ginned up controversy regarding a border nature reserve has escalated.

Ilya Shapiro’s Inartful Tweet

Outrage over the outrage is outrageous.

Ukraine: Advantage Putin? Advantage NATO?

Expert opinion on the standoff differs sharply.

Some Tabs

Some tabs plus some tabs equals some tabs.

Nobody Watches Cable News

A media critic argues we pay outsized attention to the goings-on at Fox, MSNBC, and CNN.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Tuesday, August 10, 2021, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Tuesday, August 10, 2021, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

President Charlie Brown

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

Dave Chappelle’s Weak Response to Critics

It’s not funny when you have to constantly explain the jokes.

Chappelle’s Last Netflix Special

“The Closer” delivers more of what people love and hate about the GOAT.

More Tabs to Clear

DeSantis’ Gall, Obfuscation, and Dishonesty

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

Porn Site OnlyFans Bans Porn

Making sense of a weird story.

Who Lost Afghanistan?

The postmortems are well underway.

Donald Rumsfeld, 1932-2021

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

Gaetz’s Trouble Deepens

His partner in crime wrote it all down.

Biden Staffers Fired for Marijuana Use?

Credulous reports notwithstanding, there’s more to the story.