A Very Important Post About.... Men Wearing Shorts in the Office
Some very important late August thoughts.
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Categories of Contempt
A typology of my domestic political disgust.
Donald Trump Gives Up on American Foreign Policy
His administration cannot win in Iran and he is not even trying anywhere else.
What I am Reading in August 2026
Or, at least, what nonfiction I am reading in August 2026.
What to Make of the 2026 Boston Red Sox?
I'm not sure I believe, but I am enthralled.
Corruption All the Way Down
If you're the president I guess blatant insider trading is quasi-legal now?
Ross Douthat's Pivot to Video
A few thoughts after his last New York Times column
Is the United States the Next Russia?
The past year raises questions about U.S. vulnerability to retaliation.
Why Isn't Marco Rubio Doing His Job?
The allegedly competent Trump advisor sure seems to be avoiding giving advice on the most important foreign policy issue of the day.
How Democratic Elites Think About Trump
And whether they are right to think this way.
Kevin Warsh Is Not Inspiring Confidence
Not a quality one wants in a Fed chair.
The Corruption Is the Point
An awful lot of folks are okay with bribing Donald Trump, his family, and his administration. What will the reckoning look like -- or will it happen at all?