DL Open Thread: Monday, December 8, 2026
Trump Has Early Stage Alzheimer's? It's as plain as the orange makeup caked on his hand: Trump’s deteriorating physical and cognitive condition stopped being a punchline somewhere around the moment…
Song of the Day 12/7: Steve Cropper & the Midnight Hour, “Talkin’ Bout Politics”
Steve Cropper, who died Dec. 3 at 84, did as much as anyone to make Stax a soul powerhouse in the '60s – playing guitar in the house band, Booker…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: December 7, 2025
Why 'The Charlie Brown Christmas Special' Resonates: My parents were atheists; I knew almost nothing about Christianity as a child, although I got the lay of the land when I…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Gotta make this quick--it's Claymont Parade Day... CDC Goes All-In On Anti-Vax: ATLANTA — For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fought attempts by the anti-vaccine movement…
Song of the Day 12/5: Mark Knopfler, “Sailing to Philadelphia”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Two Englishmen sail west across the Atlantic and finally spy “the capes of Delaware.” They have a big job ahead. As this Mark Knopfler song…
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 6, 2025
Corrupt Supreme Court OK's Corrupt Texas Gerrymander. Did you expect any other result?: The Supreme Court was simply hamstrung, Justice Samuel Alito wrote, unable to knock down Texas’ hyper-partisan, likely…
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending December 4, 2025
“We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We…
Song of the Day 12/4: The Beatles, “Rocky Racoon”
Things are so bad in this country that even the wildlife is getting hammered. A liquor store in Virginia was ransacked by a raccoon that was found passed out drunk…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Trump Knows That Tariffs Will Be Ruled Illegal By Supreme Court: Since oral arguments on Nov. 5, Trump has removed or otherwise modified IEEPA tariffs for myriad goods imported from…
Song of the Day 12/3: The Byrds, “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better”
Alina Habba, the pride of Widener Law School, has been disqualified as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey after an appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration's ploy for appointing…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
"Schumer: Trump Is Clearly Demented And Needs To Step Down." Yes, it's a fake headline. You could put the name of any Democratic officeholder in there, and it would still…
BREAKING: We Have Our Coons Alternative!
We can only send one Chris to the United States Senate. Why not send a true Democrat? Here is the official campaign release: Chris Beardsley Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate…
Song of the Day 12/2: Green Day, “Brain Stew”
Trump's rapid unraveling is getting hard to ignore, but I'm not seeing many stories about the man-child rage-tweeting into the wee hours to spout ever-more-incredulous fabblegab. My personal favorite: in…