The Content of our Discontent
Why Some Golfers Go Insane
Wikipedia: Percy Alliss (8 January 1897 – 31 March 1975[1][2]) was one of the leading English professional golfers in the 1920s and 1930s, winning many tournaments in Britain and Continental Europe. He was also the father of...
Kamala’s Veepstakes
The vice presidential pick likely isn’t a dealbreaker for Democratic progressives or Never Trumpers, but could affect fence sitters
Linky Friday: Outrages, Outages, and Outliers Edition
All the content of discontent cannot fit in just one post, but we sure can link to some of it if we try real hard…
Eton’s Ethically Equivocal Entrance Exam Essay
Students seeking entry to one of Britain’s most prestigious secondary schools were asked a morally difficult question.
The Next Candidate To Be Dumped?
Trump and the GOP may not be thrilled with JD Vance, but they are stuck with him. And if Trump loses again, Vance will be a convenient scapegoat.
Democrats in Array as Harris Consolidates Support
An uneasy electorate is an unreliable electorate, so aggression to get the Democratic Party base assured that hope is back on the menu is warranted
The Case for Gratitude That Joe Biden Stepped Down
If we want good things to happen, we must show gratitude for them when they do happen, as often as we show disdain for bad things
Living in Interesting Times
I think the move to nudge Biden aside is a good one and interesting from a historical perspective. It will probably be a trivia question
President Biden Drops Out, Endorses Vice President Harris
Joe Biden is out, Kamala Harris is in, and Trump recalibrates as the 2024 presidential election changes with 105 days to go, Discuss
On Civil War
A movie about how journalists who know nothing would imagine journalism to be during what they imagine a Civil War in the US would look like.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Assassin’s Creed 2: The Ezio Collection
The *BEST* Assassin’s Creed is available for less than $20.
POETS Day! Harriet Monroe
Harriet Monroe published the Imagiste’s do’s and don’ts in 1913: direct treatment of the thing, no superfluities, a music phrase.
Throughput: COVID Blogger Edition
To hell with the government of China whose lies and cover-ups blocked any chance we had of containing this virus