DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Hope You Recently Filled Up Your Tank: Iraq and Oman closed oil terminals on Thursday after two tankers were attacked and left burning off Iraq’s coast, as the International Energy…
Song of the Day 3/12: Dean Martin, “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head”
The absurd story about Donald Trump giving his bootlicking cabinet Florsheim dress shoes that they're all afraid to not wear has a perfect follow-up: The company that makes them is…
Democratic Skunks in the Middle of the Road Not Dead Yet
Anybody who wants to see progressive government should realize that Republicans, who hate all Democrats, are not the people working hardest to block the path to progress. That distinction goes…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Today's a huge committee day in Dover. But first, yesterday's Session Activity Report. It was comity all around as all the legislation passed unanimously. OK, deep breath, and more caffeine,…
Song of the Day 3/11: Franz Ferdinand, “Take Me Out”
It seems the Trump administration isn't alone in pissing off musicians by using their music without asking for permission. The ironically named Israeli Defense Forces set social media video of…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
How Trump Miscalculated On The War: On Feb. 18, as President Trump weighed whether to launch military attacks on Iran, Chris Wright, the energy secretary, told an interviewer he was…
Song of the Day 3/10: Travis, “New Shoes”
If you had asked me whether this story was real or something that ran in the Onion, I'd have guessed the Onion, but no, it's real. It seems Donald Trump…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Back in session for three weeks. We reported yesterday on a bill designed to reduce hospital healthcare costs. The irony of two legislators who have carried ChristianaCare's water, and who…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Trump Plays Wall Street Nitwits For Fools. Because, who else believes anything he says?: Yesterday UN Ambassador Mike Waltz announced that the US was moving ahead rapidly to achieve all…
Song of the Day 3/9: Country Joe and the Fish, “The Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag”
With talk of committing ground troops to Trump's War on Iran, it would be a good time to break out this iconic Vietnam-era protest song, even if Joseph Allen "Country…
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 9, 2026
Oil Prices Soar Due To Trump's War. Who could possibly have foreseen this?: Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening…
Important Lessons From Recent Elections
You might think the successful primary campaigns of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico are as different as, well, New York City and Texas.…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: March 8, 2026
McMeh. CEO grudgingly nibbles at McDonald's new sandwich: Social media can be so cruel...: “When the CEO calls it product instead of food you know its got less nutritional value…