Song of the Day 5/28: Milli Vanilli, “Girl You Know It’s True”
Trump's cheesy idea of class comes out in myriad ways – gold-colored plastic trim in the Oval Office, a triumph-free triumphal arch – but nothing drives it home like his…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 28, 2026
Satire Is Dead: Trump officials at the Treasury Department are pushing to create a new $250 bill with the president’s face on it – similar to a design shared by…
Song of the Day 5/27: Ray Wiley Hubbard, “Screw You, We’re From Texas”
They say everything's bigger in Texas, and that includes the assholes. Given the choice between the old-school conservative Cornyn and the amoral MAGAt Paxton, of course Texas Republicans overwhelmingly chose…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
NCC Property Taxes To Rise: New Castle County residents will see their first direct county property tax increase in eight years after their county council passed a $387.6 million budget…
Song of the Day 5/26: Tom Waits, “Step Right Up”
Every time I hear Trump's latest promise of a peace deal with Iran I remember the old halls on the Atlantic City boardwalk where hard-sell pitchmen like Ed McMahon sold…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Wilmington City Council 'Compromises' On Housing Funds. 'Democrat' James Spadola shows his true colors: After weeks of debate over how Wilmington should spend its money to address affordable housing, the…
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 25, 2026
An Interview With Delaware's First Inspector General: At this point it's just me. But we're actively engaged, we got another job announcement out this week. We're going to staff up.…
Song of the Day 5/24: Pharoah Sanders and Leon Thomas, “The Creator Has a Master Plan”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona If there really is a creator, and he really does have a master plan, look around these days and you might think this is surely…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 24, 2026
In Praise Of--Miller Lite?: One of the many humiliations that arrive in your 30s is the grudging recognition that a parent was right about something. For some people, their parents…
Tulsi Hits the Bricks. Who’s Next?
Once again DL's crowdsource choice as the next henchman to go survived. Our voters thought Kash Patel, exposed as treating his job like an extended frat party, would be sent…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 23, 2026
First In Line For Trump Slush Fund Reward? He certainly should be: A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego García, an immigrant who was…
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 22, 2026
The Honeymoon Is Finally Over. Trump is officially a lame duck: For much of President Trump’s time in office, Republican lawmakers have had little appetite to stand up to his…
Song of the Day 5/22: Meat Loaf, “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
For more than 10 years Republicans have done anything for Trump, but sign off on a crooked deal to give him a $1.7 billion slush fund? They won't do that,…