img

A Man of Deep Religious Principle

By
|
In General
|
On April 5, 2026
|
count
There's something deeply telling about JD Vance putting a cover of a rural Methodist church on the cover of his book about his conversion to Catholicism. First, there is no more Protestant move in the entire playbook than choosing a religion based on your politics. Vance...

WSO Rescued?

By
|
On April 4, 2026

count

Word is that the weapons officer in the F-15 shot down over Iran has been rescued: https://bsky.app/profile/jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social/post/3mipczfw3y223 There's lots of uncertain reporting at the moment (no confirmation from either WSJ.

img

Music Notes

By
|
In General
|
On April 4, 2026
|
count
There's only one thing to talk about this week and that's Big Ears. Man, that was a lot. A few notes. In the last Music Notes, when I asked for thoughts about managing this year's festival, commenter MarkPalm wrote: Yet for the first time I am...

Week 63

By
|
On April 4, 2026

count

It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump, so he is firing people. Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi so far, with more possible. This is an opportunity to strangle his.

This div height required for the sticky sidebar