Brian Lyman
@brianlyman.bsky.social
Editor, Alabama Reflector. Podcaster, Becoming Lincoln. 2024 Pulitzer finalist. Past: MGM Advertiser; Press-Register; The Anniston Star; Norwich Bulletin; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Politics, history, science, horrific puns.
“Ron DeSantis Yells About Liberal Democrats” would mean something else entirely
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
“Ron DeSantis Yells About Liberal Democrats” would mean something else entirely
Worth it for such a lovely, wistful tune.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Worth it for such a lovely, wistful tune.
“Imagine forgetting you have health insurance” would be my pitch for single-payer health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“Imagine forgetting you have health insurance” would be my pitch for single-payer health care.
Not sure a movie about narrow escapes and laser swords should have a coherent economic agenda, TBH
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Not sure a movie about narrow escapes and laser swords should have a coherent economic agenda, TBH
For a famous epic, it’s rather short (even accounting for the fact portions of the poem are lost). The Helle translation is worth it for his superb essays bracketing the piece.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
For a famous epic, it’s rather short (even accounting for the fact portions of the poem are lost). The Helle translation is worth it for his superb essays bracketing the piece.
Also describes Gilgamesh in Sophus Helle’s translation. A bully suddenly thrown violently against his limits.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Also describes Gilgamesh in Sophus Helle’s translation. A bully suddenly thrown violently against his limits.
Letting this stuff slide isn't good for the authority of the federal judiciary.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Letting this stuff slide isn't good for the authority of the federal judiciary.
This vagueness — a major issue in Lippmann’s writing — meant that people who didn’t share Lippmann’s concerns could define objectivity however they wished. Which often meant it got conflated with neutrality. Whatever Lippmann thought objectivity was, he explicitly didn’t think it was neutrality.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This vagueness — a major issue in Lippmann’s writing — meant that people who didn’t share Lippmann’s concerns could define objectivity however they wished. Which often meant it got conflated with neutrality. Whatever Lippmann thought objectivity was, he explicitly didn’t think it was neutrality.