Archive for the 'Politics' Category


Repeating Yourself

Is death. Or at best stasis. But probably a step in the wrong direction. Tell me about a band whose road numbers increased after they stopped having hits. Tell me about a movie sequel that did better than the original. Of course there are exceptions. Nitpicking is not the point. The point is if you’re […]

Walz

Most Jews are not one issue voters. Do you park your most effective governors in the VP slot? There’s this belief that the VP is entitled to the nomination after the President’s term is up. Biden was mad he didn’t get the nod in 2016. And in retrospect, he might have won if he’d run. […]

The Kamala Surge

That’s how much people hated that Biden was the candidate. James Carville, Ezra Klein and the “Washington Post” wanted a mini-primary, a vetting of the Democratic candidates. But the truth is literally one minute after being told by Biden that he was dropping out, Kamala called her all potential opponents and asked for their endorsement. […]

The United States Of Cults

Challenge the cult at your peril. Have you listened to Joe Rogan’s podcast? Can you name two songs from Taylor Swift’s latest album? Can you name one member of BTS? Are you even on Twitter/X, never mind eating up every word Elon Musk utters? Are you one of the 130,000 on the Kamala Harris Zoom […]