Author: Alan Vanneman
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Literature R Us now has comments! Yes, it’s taken a long time, but I assume it will be worth it. To comment on a post, click on the headline, so that only the one article is showing, and the comment box will appear at the end of the post. There will be a few rules:…
Trump chic and other assorted crimes
Over at Slate, Scots-Irish hillbilly for a day Reihan Salam thumps his chest with pride at his sly affection for Donald Trump, who is speaking up for the common man, or at least the common white man: “he is speaking for millions of Americans who’ve lost faith in the political process.” Well, yes. He is…
The return of Hep Cat
Yeah, I’m back. Definitely. My Brand? Kool. Absolutely. That’s my chick there. Yeah, I know, yoga chicks and cats go together. I’m livin’ the cliché, and, believe me, it’s not bad. I had to train her, of course. She had a lot of trouble with the whole carnivore thing. Dames, right? Well, we…
Piotr Wyleżoł Trio—“Skippy”
Piotr Wyleżoł – piano, Michał Barański – bass, Pedro Segundo – drums. Posted by Piotr Wyleżoł
An embarrassment of parties, an embarrassment of elites
The New Hampshire results are in, and both parties look terrible. For the Republicans, the base is worse than the leadership. For the Democrats, the leadership is worse than the base. Half the Republican base generally regards foreigners as job-stealing, welfare-loving rapists and terrorists. Such rank nativism hasn’t played a significant role in American politics…
The Washington Post demands combat!
It’s time to get tough with Cuba! It’s time to get tough with Russia! It’s time to get tough with China! It’s time to get tough with North Korea! It’s time! It’s high time! That’s the rap over at the Washington Post editorial page, which is definitely cruisin’ for a bruisin’, and I mean a…
Fred Kaplan, still not getting it—UPDATED
Several dog lifetimes ago, Bob Newhart was on the Tonight show, and he told Johnnie Carson “You know, Johnnie, truth is stranger than fiction. And even if it isn’t we’re going to pretend that it is, because if you buy the frame, you buy the bit.” The accuracy of Bob’s words of wisdom were perfectly…
Megan McArdle, now a realist, but still brewin’ that Kool-Aid
Megan McArdle, who once gave herself the Randian if not randy moniker of “Jane Galt,” now presents herself as a shockingly blasé Washington insider, a realist who knows that “real change” in DC is impossible, because what’s real in Washington is compromise: “Everything you do in Washington is a compromise. There are a lot of…
That’s so you can hear her, Bob.
“Bob Woodward says Hillary Clinton ‘shouts’ too much“