There is strength in affiliation. I suspect there are enough reasonable exceptions to keep that from being axiomatic. But it’s probably true most of the time, else why would affiliations exist? Some affiliations are simple, and therefore largely uncontroversial. But affiliations concerned with complex constructs—like, oh, those of politics or religion—tend to be complex themselves. … Read more
Everyone stop pretending Donald Trump is a legitimate candidate for president. Not that there aren’t many other reasons to consider the prospect thoroughly ludicrous, but dig: Donald Trump won’t shake hands. No person who won’t shake hands can win the presidency. I was no big Bob Dole fan, but honestly, I always wondered just how … Read more
Can President Obama surprise me anymore? I think authenticated video of him in the bed of a 4×4 wearing a nasty old Skynyrd shirt and shotgunning a Natty Light might do it. I read a column or two between the 2008 election and Obama’s inauguration that scolded “yeah, Obama’s about to get a trial by … Read more