Politicon, which bills itself as “the Unconventional Political Convention” but is really just cable news live, is…
We have such precious little time on this Earth. And yet: You, a lucky Atlantic reader who might just so happen in Dresden on the night of Sept. 22, could sip a lager with David Frum. Imagine the intellectual depths you might plumb: Ilhan Omar, bigot? Or perhaps: immigrants, existential threat to America? Act fast! Read more
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Remember Valerie Plame? She’s back, she’s running for Congress in New Mexico, and she says in her first campaign ad…
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Today on the surreal public affairs program The View, Pamela Anderson, most recently an outspoken supporter of Julian…
Because if things in Trumpworld can get stupider they always will, Team Trump is seizing on the fervor around Sharpie-gate by selling knockoff Sharpies featuring Trump’s signature. Just $15 for a set of five! Will never run out, will work in a hurricane, will make you rich and handsome! Read more
A crushing blow to such Republican challengers to President Trump as racist things sayer Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld: Politico reports that four states are “poised” to cancel their GOP 2020 primaries and caucuses as part of an effort to tamp down any opposition to Trump. Sad! Read more
In the immortal words of an elderly man named Billy, a British man was indeed thinking about thos Bean, singular,…
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From the accounts I’ve seen so far, the candidates at Wednesday night’s climate change town hall on CNN seemed…
I’m caffeine-dependent—that’s right, you heard me, don’t talk to me until I’ve had my morning java! On summer…
Marianne Williamson, meme candidate for president, offered up what she said was “not a wacky idea” to explain…
Nearly 200 years after a treaty created a nonvoting seat for the Cherokee Nation in the U.S. House, the seat has been filled for the first time by Kimberly Teehee, a lawyer and former Obama appointee with deep roots working on Native issues like the Violence Against Women Act on Capitol Hill. Read more
There’s simply no accounting for taste: Apple is reportedly ditching its gritty drama Bastards, which was slated to…
Oh good: The Navy is now paying YouTube influencers to create “fun” videos about life in the armed forces—which of course end with a link to its recruiting site. Read more
A brilliant life hack today from New York Mayor Bill de Blasio: get as much vacation as you want—see the country!—simply by kinda sorta running for president. Watch this space to see if I try it for myself! Read more
Good luck to Sasha Obama, who’s set to begin her freshman year at the University of Michigan, according to the Detroit News. Huge kudos for going to a state school, my condolences on choosing Michigan as that school when Wisconsin is right there. Read more
Cool news! NYPD Chief Terence Monahan confirmed today that cops really are not making as many arrests after the firing of Daniel Pantaleo. “They are upset,” he said, per the New York Post. A police union also urged officers to “proceed with the utmost caution” taking calls after Pantaleo’s firing. Read more
Robert Bowers, the man charged with killing 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last year, will face the death penalty, according to Justice Department court filings today. Read more
Hillary Clinton tweeted: “We should not nuke hurricanes” in reference to the news that Donald Trump has suggested using nuclear weapons to stop hurricanes. She lost to this guy!! Happy Monday :) Read more
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Tomi Lahren is here to tell you: Just because you’re a BIGOT doesn’t mean you can’t have BIG DREAMS, like launching…