It was always clear that Trump et al. were not following the law. It has become clear that Columbia’s administration *wanted* to force through certain changes in our university

I think the banal answer is: he’s very rich and powerful and good at networking and this how people act around very rich and powerful people.

Here's the full Summers email, btw.

Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely

beginning a long tradition of people ruining parties by putting on "wonderwall"

*loud crash* "SO WHO HAS QUESTIONS?"

"...should we be out trying to have sex?"

*long pause*

"NOTED CHARACTER ACTOR BRADLEY WHITFORD SHALL PLAY SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES BLAINE!"

(I am so far finding the show really great. it shouldn't work but--to totally fuck up a metaphor--it's walking at least six different tightropes simultaneously and all with success.)

"Is there a tonally confusing mishmash of anachronistic profanity with period-appropriate dialogue?"

*big swig of room-temp Old Crow* "YOU BET YOUR MOTHERFUCKING RUMP"