If these crazy demands in exchange for raising the debt ceiling briefly are indicative, among the Republican demands we can probably expect in the near future in exchange for not destroying the world are the abolition of the Democratic Party, the repeal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the outlawing of labor unions.
Month: September 2013
1. More on climate change destroying the ocean ecosystem and the rise of jellyfish as our new overlords. 2. Support for fracking declines in the United States. This is useful given our embrace of the
Only the greatest nation in the world could have an infrastructure system this modern and reliable.
Here’s the thing: De Cecco is way better than Barilla and humble, underrated, nicely priced American Ronzoni is at least as good, so boycotting Barilla over their chairman’s anti-gay stance should be just as painless as boycotting Russian vodka. And if you don’t believe me, my longstanding preferences have been confirmed by totally objective science!
A bizarre blog by a woman describing a process of trading 300 sandwiches for an engagement ring (“You’ve been up for 15 minutes and you haven’t made me a sandwich?” was the tenderly ro
My latest at The Diplomat: The Goldboro incident is one of afamily of near-nuclear accidents, situations in which a nuclear weapon came far too close to unintentional release. The Cold War experienc
I just read this awesome new article about Breaking Bad that said things like this: The tone being set here is riddled first with uncertainty (“Where are we?”), then with pointlessness (“Who are these skaters?”), and potential hazard (“Why so fast?”), before finally answering the question the opening shot asked (“Why are we wherever ‘here’ […]
Yankee elimination day! It’s somewhat sad to be witnessing the last Yankee games of the Greatest Pitcher Athlete In Yankee Known Human History*, as well as lesser but still worthy pitchers like
Ted Cruz + Politico = hacktacular! More here. And here. Key point: “Everyone knows this fun talk was entirely a waste of time. Everyone besides the people it’s actually aimed at: Right-wing Ob
Anyone who can write awesome scenes like this needs to be remembered upon his death.
Alf Landon’s speech opposing Social Security in 1936 could have been made by Paul Ryan today. These are a few reasons why I called this law unjust and stupidly drafted. There is a further import
So there I am, a professional nerd watching World War Z with an executive chef, and I giggle when Brad Pitt decides that at the end of the world, the place he needs to be is Cardiff, Wales. Because of