Well, nobody’s perfekt, and Mother Anderson couldn’t have seen how April Fools Day was going to play out on this continent. Whether Elon wanted to buy votes or buy friends, he came out of Wisconsin with neither, despite having spent $20 million hoping to put a Republican on the state supreme court and give the […]
Telnaes points out that this isn’t the first self-betrayal in our history, and she could have gone back to the beginning of the nation and added the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, which would seem particularly upsetting because they were written and passed in the lifetimes of the Founders. Then again, they were the […]
Dave Coverly gets the Crystal Ball Award for having drawn this piece godknowswhen but well before Dear Leader declared himself a king and got plenty of pushback. It wasn’t French Revolution level pushback, mind you, despite his having echoed the Sun King who reportedly said, “L’Etat c’est moi,” which is cousin to “He who saves his Country does not […]
Remember that brief moment during the campaign, when progressives began describing Trump and his coterie as “weird”? It had tangible impact, but it seemed unpleasant and unconstructive so they quit saying it and focused, instead, on arguments that were more pleasant and constructive. And that had no tangible impact. Jones points out the number of […]
In the debate over whether Dear Leader is a knave or a fool, Peter Brookes chooses the latter, aping Rembrandt’s painting, though I use the term “aping” advisedly. I like the pun on Homer, but it would be a cheap gag if it weren’t accompanied by the self-satisfied smirk on the face of the other […]
Charlie Sykes illustrated an excellent rant with an 1889 Samuel Ehrhardt cartoon that bears the caption “History Repeats Itself — The Robber Barons of the Middle Ages, and the Robber Barons of Today.” Mark Twain said “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” which is clever but inaccurate: History is indeed repeating itself, as […]
Morten Morland offers the most sweeping, and chilling view of things to come, in the way billionaires are lining up to not just pay homage to, but to pay, the incoming president. I’d like to think I’d be just as appalled if a president with whose intentions I agreed were getting all these massive donations, […]
Tough decision where to start today, but I think Ben Jennings has the best viewpoint, which is shame on the process and shame on those who utilize it. But it’s not a “both sides” argument, because, even in Jennings’ parallel construction, Biden looks downcast and Trump appears arrogant. Granted, part of that could be because […]
Kevin Kallaugher points out something you should already know, which is that Dear Leader is celebrating his return to power but wearing blinders to avoid facing a major crisis that he has dismissed as a hoax. It’s certainly not because any reputable scientists have assured him that it isn’t real, but perhaps it’s somehow linked […]
I like David Cohen‘s take because it really does seem like Trump is grabbing random screwballs for his cabinet rather than carrying out some cunning plan. Granted, anyone who listened to his speeches during the campaign shouldn’t be surprised that his actions now are similarly incoherent and inexplicable, but it would be nice if he […]
We’ll get to knaves and fools in a minute, but first a salute to unintentional genius, as The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee (KFS) magically riffs on the McDonald’s e coli outbreak despite having been scripted and drawn well before it happened. Sometimes the Fates smile and make you look really smart, but, alas, there […]
Note: One of my father’s favorite expressions was “If you don’t want to know the answer, don’t ask the rebbi.” This would be an excellent day to skip reading if you don’t want to know. Rob Rogers brings up a matter you’re not supposed to bring up, which makes me wonder if any newspapers will […]
A timely message from Mike Luckovich, who as I write this is likely hunkered down in Georgia as Helene passes over. There’s probably some kind of wisecrack available about how, if Trump is elected, he’ll protect us by diverting hurricanes with his magic Sharpie, but the more serious point is that NOAA was born out […]
How on earth, someone asked me yesterday, can the polls could be so close? My response was to ask who answers polls anymore, and everyone there admitted that they don’t respond to polls on their cell phones, leaving the answers in the hands of god knows who. Which makes Joel Pett’s imaginary pollster a hero, […]
Elon Musk provides a starting point today, though perhaps not the one he intended. Ben Jennings had accurately predicted the fawning tongue-bath his online “interview” with Donald Trump would be. Judd Legum, on the Popular Information substack, put details behind that, headlining his prediction “The most expensive political ad of all time” and placing it […]