Political Musing
God's Precinct: Why American Politics Is Actually a Denominational Dispute
Our politics look an awful lot like the messiness of the main branches of religion in this country, are there solid parallels? Start of a series
Political Musing
Where I spend way too much time reading about, thinking about, and writing about politics. It is just a reflection of how fucked up American politics is at the moment. Perhaps one day I will be able to write about Guitars again. I am not holding my breath though
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You Loved to Hate It Until You Needed It (Spirit Air)
The Spirit Airlines obituary nobody earned the right to write
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The Comforting Fiction of Clean Money
If only it were so easy as to just reject the mega dollars from corporate villians, alas, there are plenty of other factors that sully that dream
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The Democrats Didn't Lose Their Brand. They Sold It for a Song
And the bill of sale was signed in 1971, long before most of us were paying attention.
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This Fucking Guy: Alex Karp (Reprise)
The Broligarchy's Court Philosopher drops a manifesto, and the discourse loses its entire mind
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No Undo, Part 2: The World Has Moved On Without Us
The allies are rapidly building a post-America order. The nuclear world is getting more crowded. And the progressive left is gearing up to do what it does best: snatch defeat from the jaws of opportunity. What a time to be alive!
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No Undo, Part 1: The Honest Assessment of What We've Lost
Before anyone sells you a recovery plan, you need to understand what's actually broken. Spoiler: it's a lot, and some of it isn't coming back.
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This Fucking Guy: Shayne Coplan
The biggest fucking douchebag you probably don't know, but goddamn, Shayne Coplan is the most punchable billionaire fucker on the planet, and that is saying something.
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The Fever Won't Break. We're Just at the End of Page One
MAGA isn't a political moment. It's the opening chapter of a very long, very ugly book — and Hari Seldon isn't returning our calls.
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You're Not Getting Your Republican Reckoning, And Here's Why
There's a cycle of a single poll showing a big drop in support that is not reflected in the aggregate, but that causes the Never Trump Podcast Industrial Complex™ to reach orgasm.
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MAGA Is Shingles. You Don't Cure Shingles
Accountability and reform are both lovely ideas. America will do neither. You can bet your bottom dollar on it.
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The Sorting Is Complete, and Nobody Told the Never Trumpers
The Never Trump ecosystem is really good at preaching to the converted, and reaffirming their priors, but reaching any new people? Not so much. The evidence shows that the political landscape is calcified.