I missed 2021’s “Best, Etc.” post without realizing it. I almost skipped this one on purpose, thinking that (aside from a wildly disappointing election) it had been a relatively uneventful year.
[Read more…]The Best, Etc., of 2024
The best, etc., of 2023
Trump, the press, and the problem of accidental truth
Even when Trump tells the truth — miracles can happen! — the press doesn’t know what to do.
[Read more…]Post-truth pragmatism: When “what works” stops working
For the most part, a loosely defined pragmatism has helped me make sense of the world fairly well. But in this “post-truth” era — including, but not limited to, Trump and his enablers — I’ve been feeling the need to think more rigorously.
[Read more…]Christianity Today, today
I have mixed feelings about Mark Galli’s editorial in Christianity Today, which calls for Trump’s removal from office.
[Read more…]Christmas music… bah!
I might not mind a war on Christmas, if it meant I wouldn’t be assaulted with Christmas music everywhere I go.
[Read more…]Anthropomorphizing Trump
I posted a comment on Facebook and the Twitters: “The news anthropomorphizes Trump.”
Where the hell did that come from?
[Read more…]“The Paranoid Style,” part 3:
Both sides now
“The Paranoid Style”: Déjà vu and something new
Trump’s endless tweeting , Conway’s epistemological contortionism, Sanders’s snowfake outrage, Giuliani’s media Blitz (Fox isn’t worried…): Is this all déjà vu, or something new?
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