In a wide-ranging interview, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich says now that SCOTUS is in Republican hands, it’s time Democrats stop pursuing strategies that depend on the courts to achieve progressive goals.
Lots of speculation, very little resolution on why Nikki Haley ankled the administration when she did. Was it a need to earn some money to get out of debt? Frustration that Mike Pompeo and John Bolton have taken on larger roles? Geez, can’t a person take a little time off to map a path to the presidency without rumors getting started?
What if the New York Times devoted 18 months and tons of newsprint to detail the dirty dealings of the Trump Company and its history of dodging taxes and nobody noticed? That’s what happened last week, when the Times, apparently a slave to its printing schedule, dropped what was supposed to be a bombshell in the middle of the Kavanaugh Karnival. Jack Shafer at Politico has some suggestions for how to keep the story alive.
A fanciful obituary for Rick Stein, co-owner of Stuart Kingston Galleries, that originally ran in The News Journal has gone nationwide thanks to social media and the writing skills of Stein’s daughter, Alex Walsh.
The Legend of Gritty continued last night at the Flyers home opener. The Joe Dirt of mascots made his entrance on a wrecking ball and the team collapsed, losing 8-2.