Monthly Archives: September 2020

H.L. Mencken, b. 1880-Sep-12

Today’s is H.L. Mencken’s birthday, and we ought to celebrate the prescient genius who wrote this: As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious … Continue reading

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Does Trump know the Pledge of Allegiance?

This clip has been making the rounds today because The Donald appears to omit the words “under God” while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance but, honestly, it isn’t clear to me that he or Melania knows the Pledge at all. … Continue reading

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Pious delusions

Evangelicals have difficulty accepting that climate change is real and driven by human activity. Continue reading

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Feel the love-love-love

Jerry Falwell, Jr., no longer exists. Continue reading

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Melding the personal and professional

Donald Trump is using government lawyers to defend what is clearly a private, non-public lawsuit. The Justice Department moved on Tuesday to replace President Trump’s private legal team with government lawyers to defend him against a defamation lawsuit by the … Continue reading

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