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Punk Rock Movies 2018

By vacuumslayer

In General

On January 7, 2019

NRO’s Kyle Smith has compiled a list of movies he says advance “conservative concepts.” Here are some highlights. 10. Mary Poppins Returns (in theaters). Yes, like the original, the movie features a (brief) nod to liberal social-justice movements in England. But the film’s aesthetics are proudly conservative; there’s no attempt whatsoever to make this long-aborning […]

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Martinique

By Erik Loomis

On January 7, 2019

I am not sad to announce that I will be in Martinique for the next week. The reason for this trip? Because why not. Also, Norwegian Air’s ridiculously cheap international travel rates. I donR

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 390

By Erik Loomis

On January 7, 2019

This is the grave of Levi Morton. Born in 1822 in Shoreham, Vermont to a minister, he grew up in various towns around the state, started working as a teenager, taught a little school among other thing

Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 6, 2019

I had the privilege of seeing Mdou Moctar in Providence last week. Representing a new generation of Tuareg guitarists that is more connected to world dance music than the tradition of the elders, this was one hell of a show. The first half of the show stayed primarily in the traditionally droning Tuareg blues, which […]

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Tucker Carlson utters more than fourteen words evincing skepticism about finance capitalism: Conservative pundits blanch in pure horror

By Paul Campos

On January 6, 2019

A few days ago, Tucker Carlson gave a little speech on his Fox News program. Framed as a response to Mitt Romney’s WAPO op-ed criticizing Donald Trump, this text has roiled the world of the Amer

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Graham

By Erik Loomis

On January 6, 2019

Whatever the Russians have on Lindsey Graham, it’s got to be good. Watching him turn from faux-moderate in 2016 to screaming fascist in 2019 has been something to see. “We’re having to negot

The Freakout Continues

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 6, 2019

The way that the right and now the center are freaking out about the new assertive women of color in Congress is telling. First, the entire idea that a video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing in college would somehow discredit here is…just bizarre. I know these people are joyless bastards who hate everyone, but releasing that […]

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Today in American Ethnic Cleansing

By Erik Loomis

On January 6, 2019

Good lord. The 22 immigrants who died in the nation’s sprawling network of detention centers over the past two years came to the United States from countries as far-flung as Vietnam, and as clos

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 389

By Erik Loomis

On January 6, 2019

This is the grave of Grover Cleveland. Born in 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey to a minister father, he grew up in Fayetteville, New York, after his father became pastor at a church there and then moved

NFL Wildcard Sunday Open Thread: Throw Schotty From the Train Edition

By Scott Lemieux

In General

On January 6, 2019

Yesterday, I observed that my biggest concern as a Seahawks fan was that Carroll and Schottenheimer would spend too long trying to ESTABLISH THE RUN (TM) even though the specific matchup dictated relying heavily on the team’s Canton-bound QB and two superb wideouts. But I didn’t think it was going to be that bad. That […]

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Scenes from the Government Shutdown: National Parks Edition

By Dan Nexon

On January 6, 2019

Why are U.S. National Parks open during this government shutdown? Before he left office, Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a policy document in January 2018 that outlines how national

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NFL Wildcard Round Open Thread

By Scott Lemieux

On January 5, 2019

Before we get to the games, Tanier has a good post about how inept personnel people somehow keep avoiding the axe on Black Friday: The Broncos fired head coach Vance Joseph after two seasons of failin

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