Did Putin write the national security document? It reads like a Russian national manifesto.

“Make do with less” from a man whose very existence is based on never having to “make do.” And 77 million Americans fell for this lifelong scammer.

I would have expected nothing less from Adolph Hitler. And yes, the comparisons are appropriate.

Elon Musk is a lost soul who wishes to reunite with the dispossessed fragments of his higher self by building
rockets.

Exactly right

They just push the buttons they need in the moment. “Let’s see I think I’ll push the fear button. OK, that worked. How ‘bout this one, the lie button? Dang, that got them going good.”

Remember back in “the day,” when the biggest presidential debate topics were about character? Seems like a lifetime ago.

Lots of people are talking about hope. Is it the thing with feathers?

Debate has a great history but it’s been popularized as some sort of opportunity to humiliate the opposition. Formal debate has strict rules and is a great tool for developing self-confidence, the ability to make a cogent, logical argument, and to learn ways to organize your thoughts under pressure.

Woodward and Bernstein almost seem like a distant fantasy of journalism now. Kind of like watching The West Wing as a fantasy of presidential politics.