Ella Emhoff Archives

Saturday

September 13, 2025

How Gen Z gender wars are reshaping America

The colossal divide, long suspected, between men and women of Gen Z – those aged 18 to 29 – has been confirmed by a recent NBC News Decision Desk poll. Beyond just a political split, young men and women have completely different ideas of what makes a successful life. From marriage and having children to prioritizing a lucrative career, they are further apart than ever. And this has enormous implications for the country.A dizzying number of articles and think-pieces have been devoted to the enormous voting gap between young men and women in the 2024 election. Gen Z men overwhelmingly pulled for Donald Trump, women for Kamala Harris.

Friday

August 15, 2025

Cockburn

Of course the Subway sandwich-thrower is a theater kid

No story has captured Cockburn’s imagination this week quite like the U Street Sandwich Thrower. Sean Charles Dunn, a 37-year-old lawyer at the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, was so incensed at the increased law enforcement presence in DC that he threw a Subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent – and was sub-sequently arrested. “He thought it was funny,” said a disgusted Judge Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for DC. Is Dunn a deep-state plant? Was his effort part of a viral marketing campaign for the new Chappell Roan song? Details remain murky – but Cockburn’s confidante Jacqueline Sweet does have a nugget or two.

Wednesday

August 21, 2024

Zack Christenson

Obamas skewer Trump and laud Biden on DNC night two

Chicago Night two of the Democratic National Convention began with a recurring issue for this convention — a logistics mess. The line snaking down the street to get into the convention hall stretched for blocks and blocks and blocks, with very few entrances into the building actually open. One person I spoke with waited in line for two hours to get into the United Center. Inside the hall, the night’s festivities and order of business kicked off with the delegate roll call and votes, to a soundtrack provided by DJ Cassidy with each state getting its own song selected by the delegation, often showcasing a homegrown song.

Thursday

July 6, 2023

Ben Domenech

Cocaine is a helluva drug

Welcome to Thunderdome, where this week our podcast is all about cocaine and cocaine accessories as the guys discuss the latest speculation for a White House that seems out of control. If you’ve got bad news, you wanna kick them blues — so listen here, and subscribe here!So let’s get one thing straight: the betting odds on this White House cocaine thing are totally out of whack. BetOnline, an offshore gaming platform, opened up the bidding at +170 for Hunter, followed by +800 for... Travis Kelce? The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was at the White House a month ago — how often does BetOnline think the White House gets inspected? Kelce is at +800, followed by “One of the Jonas Brothers” at +1000, followed by a string of nonsensical celebrities.