Everything the Lincoln Project touches dies
The NeverTrump PAC goes supernova
Cockburn
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Friday
Thursday
Something stupid this way comes
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell tried to do a smart-person tweet. It misfired spectacularly
Monday
Meghan Markle, the perfect Californian politician
Why didn’t Gavin Newsom appoint her to replace Kamala?
Friday
Cockburn’s short, handy guide to the new political language
Marginalization: having to endure the existence of your critics in any way
Wednesday
All hail the ‘reality czar’!
Another great proposal from the New York Times
Saturday
Goodbye Edison Academy, so long Lincoln High
The San Francisco school board has voted to scrap the names of 44 schools because, you know, racism
Saturday
Television isn’t gay enough, says New York Times
Let’s hope it’s a blip not a trend!
Thursday
We are living in a NeverTrump fantasy universe
Get a grip, America
Monday
Bannon and Viganò: a match made in Heaven
Deep State, meet Deep Church
Tuesday
Should skin color decide who gets the vaccine first?
Surprise, surprise — the New York Times evaluated vaccine ethics through the lens of race
Tuesday
Does Paul Krugman even read his own columns?
It takes a special kind of opinion writer to care this little about consistency
Friday
Mission accomplished: sunset of the Krassensteins
If grifting was the plan, it’s hard to figure out what the Krassenstein grift was
Tuesday
In defense of RealClearPolitics
Posting a conservative article is not a crime
Barack Obama’s music taste remains painfully mainstream
His new playlist sucks
Monday
Saluting the heroes of CNN
As the Resistance pick through the rubble of the Trump regime, CNN anchors are counting the cost
Tuesday
Joe Biden’s shaky songsheet
The hymn Biden quoted on Saturday — a bastardization of Psalm 91 — rather misses the point
Sunday
How will the Trump presidency end?
Five very possible scenarios
Wednesday
The Lincoln Project Channel is God’s punishment for our sinful ways
The group lures in left-wing donors with the fantasy of an anti-Trump conservative movement
Tuesday
The meaning of Mehdi Hasan
What does he actually believe?
Wednesday
Chris Pratt is a role model for other celebrities
The actor doesn’t talk about his political views, so now everyone else is
