The letter you will never receive from Mitt Romney about his taxes
Back in January, Mitt Romney was still in the primary race against several members of the Republican Party who were on direct orders from God to become President. It is of course hard work winning...
View ArticleLetter to a future Republican strategist regarding white people
To whom it may concern regarding the United States federal elections of 2014, 2016 and beyond: Allow me to introduce myself to you, the existing (or aspiring!) strategist for the Republican Party. My...
View ArticleWHITE GUY 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
So, um, greetings to my bajillion new readers, and several hundred new detractors! The explosive popularity of my first-person trend analysis of Republican demographic segmentation (which I did in a...
View ArticleLand of the cargo cult, home of the brave
The 2012 election taught me was that many Americans belong to a cargo cult. Huh? A what? During World War II in the Southwest Pacific, the Americans and Japanese made first contact with native peoples...
View ArticleAttack of the Fiscal Rape Pterodactyl
ERMAHGERD!!! Did you hear? There’s another fiscal emergency about the American economy! It re-emerged a convenient 9.6 milliseconds after the conclusion of the national election spectacle – but it’s...
View ArticlePaul Krugman and the authority switcheroo
How many of you know Paul Krugman? How many of you know Krugman as a New York Times columnist, occupying one of the most important spots in paleo-journalism as a regular OpEd contributor who speaks...
View ArticleMy third book – The World After Normal
Holy moley! I think I just launched my third book! Entitled The World After Normal: Essays on culture, economics and society in a time of transformation, it is a compilation of editorials and...
View ArticleExiles in America fighting against tyranny
This latest piece from my colleague Sarah Kendzior on Uzbek exiles in the US seeking free speech against tyranny is deeply moving. Image what it must be like to be from a country where to challenge the...
View ArticleWhen politicians act like movie heroes
I love this essay by Mick Farrell about how chaos ensues when non-heroic politicians wake up, look in the mirror, and decide that action movie heroes stare them back in the face. “On Being That Guy“
View ArticleThe Ferguson Illusion
Three days ago, my life was principally organized around hiking mountains, locating the perfect lobster roll, and figuring out what I was going to consume with maple syrup next. Yes, I dragged my...
View ArticleDonald Trump and the future of the Latino voters
Hoy, me gustería hablar de mi querida gente latina. I’m sitting in our nation’s capital today, all excited about my lunch meeting that will include Peruvian chicken. I am addicted to the stuff, and no,...
View ArticleAfter Boehner, the Deluge
“Après moi, le déluge.” This French expression attributed to Madame de Pompadour translates literally to “after me, the flood,” and is thought to be an 18th century version of, “F**k this, I’m outta...
View ArticleThe Future of 2016 Politics
POLITICO, DC’s go to source for ultra-dork-wonkery within the confines of I-495, invited me to look in the future of 2016 politics and beyond. Darren Samuelsohn asked all kinds of great questions about...
View ArticleDivorcing a narcissist
The relationship with a narcissist infects you slowly, starting with a phase that psychologists call “The Love Bomb.” The narcissist shows up and brings excitement to someone who’s seen better days,...
View ArticleThe Unbearable Lightness of Watching the GOP Debate
I watched the whole thing. I was surrounded by strangers and by the end of it we all swapped numbers and hugged and swore we would keep in touch, since nobody would understand how our lives had...
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