Here come the Nineties
Everyone is bullish on natural gas, but I think America’s most inexhaustible resource might be 1990s nostalgia. Every time it…
What if America doesn’t want to ‘Build Back Better’?
We begin today with the reigning alpha of the self-celebrated political super-staffers. Enter Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s chief of…
A government of drunken sailors
It seems strange, but just two decades ago the United States government had a balanced budget. Bill Clinton had run…
Joe Biden’s history tour from hell
Breaking news from off the wires this morning. Apparently the guy who almost punched out a Detroit factory worker on…
A lament for the overtaxed smoker
There is a spot of Washington DC, a few blocks of downtown not far from the White House, where a…
Jeopardy! is in trouble
THIS…iiiiiis Jeopardy! And it’s time now for today’s final answer. This pack of gibbering monsters is witlessly tearing down everything…
Nicki Minaj blasphemes against the woke
Nicki Minaj has weighed in on the coronavirus vaccine, and the nation hasn’t been this relieved since Katy Perry peer-reviewed…
9/11 and the war on terror kiddie table
The thing about childhood is that eventually you’re supposed to grow up. It’s with this in mind that we turn…
Our Handmaid’s Tale hysteria
If you read one book this fall, make it The Handmaid’s Tale TV show. And then don’t read another book,…
Biden’s mad-lib bungle
The terrorist attack at Kabul airport on Thursday was so horrific as to summon the word ‘unprecedented’. But it was…
Why European criticism of the US Afghanistan pullout is so refreshing
You actually can spell ‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization’ without ‘America’, as it turns out. You can also, however, spell ‘North Atlantic…
I think Donald Trump’s email team is trying to murder me
I remember well the day this all began. The rain was slanting through the gray air and drops were plinking…
A lament for Washington DC (no, seriously)
Washington DC — I’ll try not to overstate things here — does not have a stellar reputation. Most Americans regard…
Can I join Marjorie Taylor Greene in Twitter jail?
Marjorie Taylor Greene held a press conference late last week. It took place inside, meaning the Jews with the space…
My coup would have been better than your coup
Donald Trump has issued another statement after being criticized by his former staffers in recent days. Here’s an excerpt: ‘Every…
We are all Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld died last week — and it’s just so easy, isn’t it? It’s so convenient to dance on the…
Biden brings a nuke to a gun fight
Joe Biden has released a new statement on gun control and it’s about as concise and coherent as you would…
Can Mike Pence win in 2024?
The vice presidency, as even the most remedial student of American politics will tell you, is not the most exciting…
Lab leaks and the return of X-Files politics
It began last month when the Wall Street Journal reported that three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology had…
How Jon Stewart killed comedy
Somewhere along the way, Jon Stewart discovered he could make stupid people laugh by smirking at Fox News clips —…
Meet the male Karens
Several weeks back, I went for a run in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria in Northern Virginia. It’s the…
Why I’m all in for Caitlyn for Governor
Gird your loins and grab your betting guides: there is to be a California recall election! Angry Golden Staters have…
Matt Gaetz and the death of the Republican sex scandal
Some hot water this week for Rep. Matt Gaetz. The Sunshine State Republican and adroit controversialist stands accused of everything…
Andrew Cuomo: the Princess Di of the Plague
Over the weekend, the two-hundred-and-forty-second woman to accuse Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment came forward. That number is no less…
Joe Biden’s infantilizing everyman theater
One of my favorite photos of all time comes from a 2012 March Madness basketball game that then-president Barack Obama…
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