July 7, 2016 archive

Chicken Little

It’s hard to know how much cultural history we share. I was amazed and astounded that my brother, who attended the same schools I did, had picked up hardly any of Aesop’s Fables (long story beyond short, the dog in the manger can’t eat the grain because he’s a dog, duh, yet thwarts the cow …

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Overton Windows

The Not-So-Liberal Roberts Court by Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times JULY 7, 2016 The takeaway from the term that ended last week seems to be that by the time the Supreme Court, short-handed and stumbling in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, finally got its act together at the end of June, it …

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It’s Over.

First of all, allow me to point out that the Telegraph is not exactly what you would call a “Left Wing” newspaper. Defeated Labour rebels admit ‘it’s finished’ as Jeremy Corbyn refuses to resign as leader Kate McCann, Telegraph 7 July 2016 • 9:00am Labour rebels are in retreat after admitting that Jeremy Corbyn cannot …

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Cartnoon

The Breakfast Club (Like Fire)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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