The Content of our Discontent
Absent President Donald Trump, White House Correspondents’ Dinner Stirs Controversy
What the 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner lacked in sitting presidents and celebrities, it more than made up for in controversy, centered around headlining comedian Michelle Wolf:
#IndependentBookstoreDay
#IndependentBookstoreDay is upon. After a week in which Amazon, a main force is the decline of bookstores announced their quarterly profits, the independent-minded bibliophiles now have their day. Or at least, one day.
Retroactive: This Week in Ordinary Times
This edition of Retroactive: This Week in Ordinary Times: Twitter as a positive thing, Conservatives needing work on their messaging, a harsh critique of Tennessee’s General Assembly, Trumpism and Reagan’s GOP, and a new staff writer for Ordinary Times introduces herself.
RedState’s Culling of Trump Critics *UPDATED*
The question now is, what conservative outlets will remain open to criticizing the President, despite the dollars to be made in not doing so? What market, if any, is there for a loyal opposition from the right to the President and his hardcore followers?
Cohen pleads the fifth! You know what that means? Nothing.
Michael Cohen says he will invoke the fifth amendment to avoid answering questions in the Stormy Daniels civil case. Does that mean he has something to hide?
Let’s Dispel the Myth That Trumpism Is Destroying “Reagan’s GOP”
If the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he isn’t real, the GOP’s greatest trick is convincing working Americans that literally destroying the federal government is in their best interests.
Linky Friday: Food, Guns & Family
This Week: Family, Food, Mindspace, Health, Transportation, and Weapons!
Fighting on Twitter Doesn’t Have to Make You a Loser
You know what they say about fighting on the internet: even if you win, you’re still a loser. But Twitter has taught me that it can actually be good for you, if you do it right.
Morning Ed: Cities {2018.04.26.Th}
Sprawlin’ sprawlin sprawlin, to some it’s really gallin’, rawhide
Tennessee’s General Assembly Sure Is Concerned With Keeping Racists Happy
Back in 2015, in the aftermath of the South Carolina church shooting, Memphis’s City Council decided that it wanted to rid itself of statues celebrating terrorists and traitors. The city’s council voted to get rid of one such statue before being immediately overruled by the Tennessee Historical Commission. Sam Wilkinson talks about what happened next.
Tech Tuesday 4/24/18 – Post-Phoenix Edition
Back from Arizona. We got a lease signed for a house out in NE Scottsdale (right on the edge of civilization – trail-heads into the mountains are just 4 blocks away). Now I just need to get my house ready to rent and find a tenant.
If Conservatives Want to be Heard, Stop Whining About Unfair
Conservatives especially would do well to remember that a core principle of their alleged beliefs is personal accountability. If conservatives or anyone else hope to attract people to hearing them out, a fully developed sense of handling unfairness in a constructive way is key.
Morning Ed: Wildlife {2018.04.23.M}
Extinction, avoid extinction, and should-be-extinction, and more…
Retroactive: This Week in Ordinary Times
This past week, at Ordinary Times:The Magic of Ben Shapiro; When Schools Get Political, What Should Teachers Do?; By a thousand cuts; Yes Hannity Cohen is in fact your lawyer and you should be glad; Letter to younger myself #1: The anti-gay rights amendment; National School Walkout Day, 19 years after Columbine