the law is real until it gets to SCOTUS at which point it becomes fake, which doesn't bother the six reactionaries at the top but does undermine literally everyone else in the profession
September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the law is real until it gets to SCOTUS at which point it becomes fake, which doesn't bother the six reactionaries at the top but does undermine literally everyone else in the profession
Back in the 90s, there was a lot of talk about something called the “Commodification of Everything.” Back then, you didn’t need to tell people that was bad.
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Back in the 90s, there was a lot of talk about something called the “Commodification of Everything.” Back then, you didn’t need to tell people that was bad.
I would argue this fails to properly hold Republican voters to account. Nixon-era Republicans said they would convict because voters would punish them otherwise. Now, they know the opposite to be true. If the voters were better things might be different.
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I would argue this fails to properly hold Republican voters to account. Nixon-era Republicans said they would convict because voters would punish them otherwise. Now, they know the opposite to be true. If the voters were better things might be different.
Never ceases to amaze me, the ability of people like Raichik to be fanatically convinced they're the good guys--not despite but because of stuff like this.
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Never ceases to amaze me, the ability of people like Raichik to be fanatically convinced they're the good guys--not despite but because of stuff like this.
If I suddenly got where I want to be at 64, I would find the idea that I need to step aside for someone younger downright obscene. Of course 65 isn't 85, but still I worry that valid concerns about out of touch politicians are mingling with some ageism.
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
If I suddenly got where I want to be at 64, I would find the idea that I need to step aside for someone younger downright obscene. Of course 65 isn't 85, but still I worry that valid concerns about out of touch politicians are mingling with some ageism.
I'm at least 15 years behind in my career where I expected to be in terms of position and money. I work in film (we met once when you guested on Cory in the House), a capricious industry where promotion is based not on ability but on being in the right place/time. (1/2)
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I'm at least 15 years behind in my career where I expected to be in terms of position and money. I work in film (we met once when you guested on Cory in the House), a capricious industry where promotion is based not on ability but on being in the right place/time. (1/2)
I was a skinny, weak, clumsy, curious seven-year-old weirdo city boy who moved to rural Arkansas in 1980. If the bus was on time and I ran from the stop, I could catch an entire Doctor Who ep on AETN in the afternoons. Fair to say he was my best friend those first two years.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I was a skinny, weak, clumsy, curious seven-year-old weirdo city boy who moved to rural Arkansas in 1980. If the bus was on time and I ran from the stop, I could catch an entire Doctor Who ep on AETN in the afternoons. Fair to say he was my best friend those first two years.