The Ballot and the Bullet

Everyone loves a good Slobs vs. Snobs movie. From “Meatballs” to “Animal House,” it’s a winning genre: Some screwups come together and try every crazy stunt to save the place and the things they love. And, by gum, the sundowning president, the gimp Congress, some crooked governors and psychotic legislatures, the chief justice and his platoon — the Horndog, the…Read More

Operation Enduring Stereotype

There isn’t much to hand George W. Bush, but he did peg Trumpism better and earlier than most of the Beltway when his immediate response to Trump’s first inaugural speech was allegedly, “That was some weird shit.” Last night, we got the horrifying shit. The nicest thing you could say about Trump’s address on the Iran War is that it…Read More