DL Open Thread Wednesday April 13 2022

Listen Up everyone. Seriously. Settle down. As you know, the most important thing in this office is CONFIDENTIALITY. Also, LOYALTY. They are both number one.  They are co-equal for me doing my best auditing. Right?  because when I win, we all win, right?   Only metaphorically speaking, because...you know...you get to continue working here, and that is winning.   Anyway...Also, PUBLIC RELATIONS! It is very very important.  Also number 1 in importance. Edith, please stop looking at me like that.  We can too have three number ones. Just like the Romans.  Jeez...learn some history.   Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted by Miss Bitchface, I was going to say that during these trying times we must project a calm image of normalcy.  So when I say PUBLIC, You say RELAY-SHUNS.  Let me hear you.  PUBLIC! ..... *crickets chirp in the distance* Well, we don't really have time for that, but we're all on the same page, right?  Ok. Good. Now I'm taking my daughter..uh, I mean my assistant to lunch. Where did I put that office credit card?
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DL Open Thread Monday April 11 2022

Note: This isn't an open thread so much as an open letter to Steve Newton. He is (was?) a libertarian and in the early days of blogging I was very dismissive of Libertarianism in general and him in particular. I'm still dismissive of libertarianism, but I've learned that Steve is a thoughtful historian and social scientist who cares about ideas and about America. That sounds awfully corny, but there you have it. How will historians decide when one of Americans two major party's lost its mind?  With Republicans attempting to one-up each other in mean-spirited craziness on a daily basis, I suppose it is easy for us to...