Song of the Day 8/19: David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group, “This Is Not America”
How many times have you thought this since Trump took office? When this song appeared in the 1985 spy movie "The Falcon and the Snowman," it was meant literally –…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
ICE To Use 'Moral Character' In Determining Who To Deport. You know what that means, kids--politics: The Trump administration has signaled it will further scrutinize immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship by…
Song of the Day 8/18: The Blasters, “Border Radio”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona This is a post about Wolfman Jack, powerful radio signals and goat testicles. It’s also about exciting music U.S. fans could find only on Mexican…
DL Open Thread: Monday, August 18, 2025
The ICE-Stapo At Work: Federal agents detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a Northwest Washington coffee shop Saturday morning, an incident captured on video by numerous witnesses…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 17, 2025
"You Say 'Potato', I Say 'Origin Story'"--A felicitous one-night stand between a tomato and the oft-maligned Etuberosum: And yet the domesticated potato and all of its wild relatives have long…
Song of the Day 8/16: Desi Arnaz, “Babalu”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona If some 1950s Donald Trump – Franco? Stalin? – had tried to deport Desi Arnaz back to Cuba, millions of “I Love Lucy” fans would…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 16, 2025
A Collective Sigh Of Relief--No Title Changes At Alaska Armageddon: After meeting for nearly three hours, Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin left Alaska without announcing any deal or any specific…
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 15, 2025
Trump's obsession with changing the subject from Everything Epstein to Anything But renders today's meeting with Putin particularly fraught with danger. Anchorage Armageddon, if you will. Michael Wolff's take: President…
Song of the Day 8/15: Buck Owens, “Put a Quarter in the Jukebox”
For some reason the News Journal obituary for former governor and congressman Mike Castle doesn't even mention, anywhere, what he will be remembered for outside Delaware: The 50 State Quarters®…
Song of the Day 8/14: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, “Goon Squad”
ICE didn't exist when Elvis Costello wrote this song for "Armed Forces," the 1979 LP he was originally going to call "Emotional Fascism," but then all goon squads are pretty…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Trump Creates Emergency That Doesn't Exist: The impact of Trump’s federal actions came into view Tuesday night, with National Guard troops on the ground and agents from numerous federal agencies…
Song of the Day 8/13: Dolly Parton and Lorrie Morgan, “Best Woman Wins”
Its always satisfying when villains go after each other – you don't care who wins, you just root for injuries. By that measure, the current catfight between Trump whisperers Laura…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Well. Sounds like I was better off at the concert than observing what appears to have been a political viper pit in the House last night. All I know is…