Expand the Supreme Court
I think we might be thinking too small on Supreme Court expansion. With the end of Chevron deference, it's obvious the Supreme Court wants to put its stamp on every regulation possible. I've seen...
Why does MAGA worship Trump?
Why MAGA buys Trump's perfect health lie: For a long time, the GOP has been a cult just waiting for its leader. Conservatism often carries an authoritarian bent... The right is regressive both...
Kansas City helped nab R. Kelly
It's not well known, but shadowy forces in Kansas City were the hidden lever in the R. Kelly pee tape trial. Day 2: The "Little Man Defense" and the Case Against Sparkle: Bennie Lee Edwards Sr., the...
DNC Autopsy
This was an interesting read. I'm not sure whether all the conclusions in Part 3, but this is much more accountability than anyone in the DNC has shown thus far. We need more of this. Here’s What I...
Emptiness of success
I played one season of fantasy hockey, and ended up with a team of future Hall of Famers entirely by accident. That's where I learned most of what I know. I was crushing the league and getting more...
We'll make it
We can and will live through this dark period in history. It's up to people in their 40s and 50s to begin to build things back up. Maybe we won't see the fruits of our labor, but at least we will...
American hogs
This headline alone was worth it. Gianni Infantino: We're Just Here To Extract Wealth From You American Hogs
Torment of precautions
Great line by Napoleon here. The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
Sinking deeper
This was a solid quote about Ketanji Brown Jackson's style pissing off Enemy of the State Sir Samuel Alito: Jackson slow-plays people, hitting them with a disorienting and unfamiliar premise before...
Struggle for its own sake
Very on point quote from Francis Fukuyama, from his book The End of History and the Last Man. I'm not normally in agreement with him, but this is a solid insight on why we've taken this fascist lurch...
43 year old cop
Craig Calcaterra with the hilarious line about the Red Sox's Peyton Tolle. Cup of Coffee: April 24, 2026: Peyton Tolle is 23 years old. He's about a year older than my daughter who I sometimes still...
Altman can't be trusted
The answer has always been no. Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?: “He’s unconstrained by truth,” the board member told us. “He has two traits that are almost never seen in the same...
Fixing a problem you created
Banger from the Spanish Prime Minister. Sánchez to Trump: Spain won’t applaud those who set the world on fire: “The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because...
‘Listen to Me, You Fat F*ck’
I don't like James Carville's views. The Dems can't sit around and wait for the world to vote for them because there are no other alternative. But I wish I could say all these things to Trump's face....
Sponsor me
Back in college, I was at the mall. There was some charity there trying to get people to donate to sponsor underprivileged kids. I made a wisecrack that they should sponsor me. The lady said, "ARE...