Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court seems as certain as a Trump misspelling. Beneath a hurricane of political fuckery, he has sailed a relatively gentle wave to the highest court. With a simple straight partisan vote, the Court will veer hard right. And when Ruth Bader Ginsberg kicks the bucket (she …
One of an occasional series of odd stories that actually have AP sourcing (sorry Breitbart): Smallest North Dakota city to double in population _ to 4 Sprinting naked man leads LA police on lengthy pursuit Thief in Mexico tries to steal hearse, with body inside Wisconsin pilot flees officers, later crashes into cornfield Left behind: …
Man, are we getting repetitive. To my colleagues in the media: Please stop saying this could be the scandal that topples the president. At the end of every week since Trump took office, the 24/7 squawkers have been trying to justify Chicken Little bullhorns. “It’s been a rough week for the president,” a newscaster …
What a golden-egged goose Donald Trump has been to late night. In many ways, he is King Midas, imploring Dionysus for the golden touch, only to learn to be careful what you ask for. And he has asked for a lot — to the delight of the comically-inclined left. A magic wall. Witch-hunt recognition. …
America has a chip addiction. And I’m not talking about Pringles. I mean, sure, I love ’em. Who doesn’t? Some even say you can get a fever for the flavor. But it’s social snacking only. I can stop anytime I please. Get off my back about it, ok? Why’d you even bring it …
This week’s Factslap edition comes inspired by an amazing documentary I caught on my favorite bird (besides Larry), crows: 1. They can solve puzzles: For a study, researchers once assigned a crow a simple puzzle involving eight tasks—picking up objects, moving them, and other complex steps. The crow had never seen them in sequence before. …
Robert Mueller seems the kind of guy who could recite the rule book of Monopoly chapter and verse. After all, his life is punctuated by the rules of conduct. In July 1968, he was sent to South Vietnam, where he served as a rifle platoon leader with the Marines. He was cited for valor for …
“Congress shall be afforded the opportunity to ban family separation by anyone who cannot spell it.”
My mother, a first-grade teacher her entire career, implemented the greatest inspiration/discouragement tool I’ve ever seen in education: The Yes and No Board. It was a simple chalkboard, divided in two, with the words YES on one side, NO on the other. If a child was especially good, the youngster got his or her …
Donald Trump is to football what, well, Donald Trump is: out of his depth. He put that on display this week when he un-invited the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to the White House, a once-annual tradition for champions in professional football, basketball and baseball. In depositions from NFL owners obtained by the Wall Street …
