Denial

Forget about the fact that there’s been a treaty (the catchily named Outer Space Treaty) in place since 1967 (era of boring names) that mandates that space “shall be used exclusively for peaceful purposes,” When a president needs something punchy and Kennedy-esque to rally his rabid screaming base behind, he has two choices: war and…

What says, “we respect the Founding Fathers’ vision for a Republic governed by civilians?” What says, “No more kings?” What says, “we have learned the warning lessons history has to offer about militarized societies?” Is it a military parade? No? Well, if you have a small penis and delusions of grandeur, fuck it. Tanks and large…

Have your minio— I mean, *colleagues* in the Senate let you down bigly? Are you simply trying to give your rich cronies a nice tax break, and you don’t understand why everyone is so pissed? Do they keep accusing you of killing a number of people that would make Hitler say “Day-um,” before you have…

The massacre at Bowling Green. The terror in Atlanta. And now . . . . It’s 11:59 on Radio Free Publius; this is Cocktails for Survival with drinks and the truth until dawn. First, we’ve got a few words for some of our brothers and sisters in Sweden: “the chair is against the wall, the…

Donald Trump tells the 9th Circuit Court he’ll see them in court. Which begs the question, where else would you see a court but in a court? Or does he mean he’s taking a court to court? And if you are taking a court to court, do you need a bigger court to take a…