Sympathy for BeYelzebub

The best line from Jesus is King, Kanye’s new gospel album, comes halfway though its brief 28 minutes. “I thought the book of Job was a job.” It’s classic Ye—self-deprecating, stupid-corny (in a fun way), and a little sad. It’s honest about the cause of his recent hard times: himself. Five years ago he was claiming celebrities are the new slaves. I think processing that in good faith made us all a little stupider. His candor now is refreshing.

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Burning Man

A clip from this 7 minute Q&A between Mike Pompeo and Nancy Amons–a reporter from a local news station in Nashville–made the national news late last week.

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Allies in Unexpected Places

George Soros, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, what do they have in common?  They are multibillionaires, who in varying degrees, are on the liberal or progressive side of the political spectrum, a place where one doesn’t normally find billionaires.

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Impeachment (and After)

There is no grand narrative. There is no way to game this. There are no distractions. Get whatever scum undead hunk of putrid, writhing jelly you can get while the getting is good. And then get the next one.

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