Trump is … not new

“Old Noel Constant had never known anything about business, and neither had his son—and what little charms the Constants had evaporated the instant they pretended that their successes depended on…

What’s even weirder…

“You know what else is weird…? I saw a Spirit Halloween store open in August?!?” “They start earlier every year.” “They’ve forgotten the true meaning of Halloween.” “They can’t give…

Weird is…

“I think Kamala will win.” “I think Trump will win.” “Really? How do you think Trump will be able to get more votes than her?” “Whoa whoa whoa. I didn’t…

Attention to the Next Generation

This line from Evelyn Waugh, which he gave to the maundering Dr. Puttock, pretty much presaged what became an implicit but prevailing attitude guiding the next several decades: “Some people…

To all those “news avoiders”

“The water I drink, the food I eat, the clothes I wear, the bed I sleep on, are all determined by politics, good or bad. Politics is about power and…