Tag: news
There’s No Debate: Trump Finally Did Something Positive!
We send thoughts and prayers because it is what it is. Also: America can kiss the next debate or two goodbye.
Dispatches from Dumb Donald’s Death Cult for Cuties
From Trump boot-licker Brian Kemp to MENSA candidate Ron DeSantis to ordinary folk in the Betsy DeVos death cult, it was another week in COVID-19 America.
Pooper Pants POTUS and Coronavirus: The True Story
Republicans may have been exposed to Coronavirus? Thoughts and prayers! Thoughts and prayers!
New Podcast: Trump Can’t Go to England and Not Be a...
We also dish Mueller's speech, slow-clap a Tea Partier, and handicap the Dems. Plus: a cold open!
All the Good News I Could Find
Nine not-a-little-bit-bougie pieces of good news and nice things for the decadent extremist in us all.
There’s Gazillions of Candidates! Let’s Pronounce Buttigieg!
On our podcast, we play "Fact or Friction" -- and Leonard Jacobs has a commentary.
What Becomes of Jussie Smollett Now?
What kind of career will Jussie Smollett have now? Will he even have one? I suppose his staunchest defenders will take umbrage at these...
In 2019, America Wallows in Disunion — Just Like 1850
You can trace an unfortunate, slave-driven straight line from John C. Calhoun to Donald J. Trump.
In ‘Network’ on Broadway, Design Battles Howard Beale
Played by a craggy, and mesmerizing Bryan Cranston, he's not going to take it anymore.
Should Progressives Ignore the Caravan?
Phantom national security crises are clearly being manufactured. Let’s not be distracted.
Introducing the Burke’s Law Podcast
Join us for segments on politics and the arts...with a helpful glass of wine.
Jamal Khashoggi and the Death of American Decency
Action with dark or selfish intent is troubling. Indifference in the face of injustice is evil.
Can Playwright Rajiv Joseph Cure Our Fake News Sickness?
We're not the first nation to face propaganda from a government prone to lies and deceit.
It’s Time to (Finally) Free Julian Assange
He's an arrogant, unkempt, unlikeable, disreputable person. And yet.
Is the President Guilty Until Proven Guiltier? Or Indictable?
We accepted long ago that the skill sets sought in a president lend themselves to moral lapses and casual corruption.
Yes, Our Constitution Might Be on the Side of Facebook
In Europe, you have the right to be forgotten. In America, you may only have the right to be remembered.
Fox News: How the Republican Party Governs as a Minority
The legacy of Roger Ailes and his monstrous lies.
“Fail-Safe”: Remember When Nukes Weren’t a Punch Line?
Why aren't we worrying about the bomb?
Many Presidents Found New Jersey Beautiful, Until Trump
Maybe he just values the sight of dollar signs more than the environment.