Politics
The Permission Slip
Milton Friedman didn't invent greed. He did something more useful: he gave it a theory, a Nobel Prize, and fifty years of intellectual cover. The rest took care of itself.
Geoff Anderson
Product Manager (28 years & Counting), dog rescue volunteer, guitar player, tech junkie.
cube-farm
Übermensch in a Cubicle Farm - Post 2: The Valley Mythology Machine
The white collars met management with a twist of No California wackiness, and the die were cast.
Politics
The Tribute Band Primary
Every candidate on this list is auditioning to inherit a coalition built entirely around one man's specific id. That's the tribute band problem. Tribute bands don't sell out stadiums.
Cinema
Asphalt and Attitude: The Drive-In Roughie and the Cinema That Played After Dark
As we plumb the depths of trash cinema, there is a whole raft of "made for Drive-in" films that defined a generation, and so many back seat necking sessions. This is near and dear to my Gen-X heart
May 23, 2026 Week in Review
This is your week in review. Remember, if the emails and daily posts are clogging your inbox, you can turn off the main newsletter (Sweaty's Corner) email notifications and just get this tidy wrap up in your inbox. Just click through to the web page, be sure you
Politics
The Ratchet Only Clicks One Way
On the doom loop, the Never Trump optimists, and the uncomfortable maths of where we actually are
Politics
The Billboard Won't Save You
Sarah Longwell is among the sharpest political operators working today. She is also, on this particular question, wrong. Dead wrong. Part 1 of a three episode arc
Music
Music: Ally the Piper plays A7
Enjoy this ripping cover by Ally the Piper
Politics
They Forgot to Outlaw Shamelessness
The $1.7 billion slush fund isn't just corruption. It's proof that the founders' whole architecture rested on something they assumed would always be there and isn't anymore.
Politics
The Wave, the Wall, and the 40 Percent
The pundit class' insistence that 2026 will be a wave year, and that Trump's flagging approval is a lock is not that comforting.
Tech
Übermensch in a Cubicle Farm - Pt 1: The Collar Color Was Always a Con
Why doesn't Tech unionize? It isn't difficult to suss out, but you have to look at it in context. This is the start of a weekly series about the "why"
Music
Music: Lari Basilio is back with a new axe
Favorite of the newsletter, Lari Basilio is back with a new guitar, and moar strings. See how she puts them to use.