Art for Art’s Sake, Money for God’s Sake
That refrain from an old 10cc song leapt to mind when I saw this story about the White House asking the Guggenheim Museum to loan it a Van Gogh, "Landscape…
Open Thread Jan. 25: Horndogs and Tide Pods
We have an apparent blockade on real news this morning. The interwebs are clogged with stories about celebrities being accused of rape and sexual assault, a veritable cornucopia of horndogitude.…
If Eagles Win, Delaware Loses $625,766
What's a Super Bowl victory by the Eagles worth to the team's Delaware fans? It better be more than the sum in the headline, because that's the difference to the…
Open Thread Jan. 24: KHN, Scorned as the One Who Ran and Won
Old-timers (and "Big Lebowski" fans) will remember "Branded," the Chuck Connors Western series about a frontier soldier cashiered for cowardice. The opening credits showed his ritual humiliation -- stripped of…
Biden Confirms: McConnell Wouldn’t Condemn Russian Election Meddling
Joe Biden stopped by one of his favorite haunts Tuesday, the Council on Foreign Relations, where he spoke candidly about Russian interference in the 2016 elections, blaming Mitch McConnell for…
Jake Tapper: “The Patriots Are Cheaters”
CNN's Jake Tapper was interviewed on-air about his beloved Philadelphia Eagles, and he pulled no punches. “The Patriots cheat. This is just a fact as established by investigations. They’re a…
Open Thread Jan. 23: How to Fold a Rat
So did Senate Democrats execute a simple, classic, cardboard-suitcase fold, or did Chuck Schumer craft some eleventy-dimensional origami? Lots of people are lamenting the seeming spinelessness, cursing the Gang of…
Open Thread Jan. 22: Eagles and Catfights
As Philadelphia football fans continue chanting the longest word they've learned how to spell, life continues elsewhere, except in much of the federal government. The Jets and the Sharks in…
Open Thread Jan. 20: Why Delaware Democrats Are Vulnerable
Want to know why Republicans in Delaware will have a chance in November, blue wave notwithstanding? Employment numbers. While growth has slowly but steadily improved nationally over the past two…
Lead Us, Bots, Into Temptation
As Puck noted on another thread, Twitter yesterday released the news that at least 50,000 Russian bots were tweeting about the U.S. election. To which I reply, so what? If…
Open Thread Jan. 19: Dollars or Dreamers
Whatever else the government shutdown is about, it isn't about saving money. Think tanks both liberal and conservative (well, libertarian, anyway) have run the numbers, and both found that expelling…
Here’s How Scared They Are
The defining characteristic of most modern politicians is cowardice. They are scared of everything, most especially the opinions of the people they supposedly serve. That's in the best of times.…
Open Thread Jan. 18: Let’s See His Girth Certificate
Politico sat down with Travelin' Tom Carper to talk about infrastructure. He doesn't say anything outrageous, but the story informs us, "Carper said he is not giving up hope that…