Back in June 2017, I wrote a post that linked to Rebecca Solnit‘s piece on Donald Trump titled “The Loneliness of Donald Trump.” At the time I said that “this may be the best thing I have read on Trump.” […]
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On the narcissism of Trump’s Memorial Day remarks
In case you missed it, yesterday Trump wished everyone a happy Memorial Day: Memorial Day is a day we remember those who fought and died for our country. It is a day for historical thinking–a day for connecting with those […]
Do we all need to grow up?
David Brooks thinks so, and he’s probably right. Here is a taste of his recent New York Times column: If I were asked to trace the decline of the American psyche, I suppose I would go to a set of […]
When Gucci and Judith Butler meet
What happens when Gucci uses a book by philosopher Judith Butler to sell high-priced wallets? Here is Umut Özkırımlı at The Critic: Books as objects of attraction? Is that what brought Butler and Gucci together? I don’t mean the commodification […]
“A pair of ancient mariners with a TV contract, condemned to tell their tale to everyone they meet”Â
This is how Marina Hyde of The Guardian described Meghan and Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have made millions on their story. Over at Politico, writer Joanna Weiss describes 2022 as “the year we all finally got […]
Trump complains that the media is not covering the January 6th, 2021 crowd size
Philip Bump of The Washington Post covers the latest remarks from former narcissist-in-chief. A taste: …In an interview with the far-right cable channel One America News that was released on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, former […]