Humanity’s last 300 years have seen its share of paradigm shifts: the power of steam mechanics, electric power, the assembly line, robotic automation, computers, the net. They all upended the status quo. Moreover, even early in each transformation, everyone understood the world would never be the sa…
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No one ever benefited more from putting their serious, and seriously warped, notions — whether self-aggrandizement or self-interested aspirations — out as mere meme “jokes” than Donald Trump, who uses the tactic so he can shrug off tough questions. The pattern continues apace. They were always outra…
Given that Aaron Rodgers has been in the NFL longer than helmets, or close enough, it is hard to remember that he was once a wily collegiate quarterback at Cal-Berkeley. So it is not surprising that one of football’s all-time great quarterbacks has some political interests, given that he grew up on …
There may be no better metaphor for why Democrats keep getting pantsed by Republicans than Whoopi Goldberg asking an audience to please be respectful to Ted Cruz.Ted Cruz.Not Jimmy Carter. Not Mister Rogers. Ted Cruz.Cruz appeared on The View, and when the audience became disruptive, Goldberg admoni…
While Hakeem Jeffries revealed, as he trash-talked Medicare for All, that he doesn’t believe we’re in a full-blown populist moment in America, Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and the neofascist tech bros and billionaires fully realize what’s going on — and are committed to making the most of it. As are …
Without question, Jim Jordan is one of the most loathsome creatures in politics, or, more broadly, in American society. The sight of Jordan makes your skin crawl, and the sound of his abrasive voice makes your ears ring for days.He is equal parts repulsive and repugnant, which are two of his best at…
Vice President JD Vance is promoting a Trump administration plan to siphon off federal money that helps working parents afford childcare and use it to subsidize parents who stay at home. The man who ran for office mocking “childless cat ladies” is now trying to stir up a cat fight between working an…
Donald Trump’s convention antics are being lapped up by this crowd — and that’s not good news for him. Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will gather his cabinet in Banff, Alberta, today to consider whether Canada should continue to respond to Trump’s trade war and Canada’s former retaliation for his tariffs against Canada with more tariffs against U.S. goods.The answer is yes.On Tuesday, Canada ret…
If Donald Trump is still breathing, he’s lying. When he’s not making accusations disguised as confessions, he’s overcompensating for his lifetime of failures by creating lies on top of lies, with some distraction tactics in the middle for good measure. It’s a MAGA Mille-feuille of immorality, and ye…