Why should I, or you, or anyone else in the United States follow the law? Serious question. One answer, obviously, is “because I don’t want to go to jail.” Aside from “I choose to,” I believe it’s the only answer.
Read more
U2 is my favorite band of all time. But they haven’t been relevant since the early-to-mid ’90s. I think I have a clue as to why. Good is the enemy of great. Around 1984 The Police, my previous favorite band of all time, was calling it quits, and U2 released The Unforgettable Fire, hot on the heels of 1983’s War and the live EP Under
Read more
Happy 4th from S&R.
Read more
From Let Them Eat Cake, it’s Neo-Feudal Society!
Read more
Welcome to the GOP Family Feud, where there’s no answer so bad it won’t elicit enthusiastic, unanimous support. Ever watch Family Feud? It seems like this moment happens in every show. The question is something like “name a popular item of men’s clothing.” Turtle, the patriarch of the Gopfluffer family, hits the button and guesses “shirt.” [BING] That’s the #1
Read more
Happy Solstice from the staff of Scholars & Rogues…
Read more
Vintage doll…
Read moreOh, look. It’s US Open week. Let the fluffing begin. And away we go. Today the top story is that Tiger won the tournament a long time ago. If Tiger wins this week, that will be the top story. If he finishes 30th, the story will be that he’s the reason the winner won. If we nuke Canada, the story
Read more
Abstract rose…
Read more
Coulda asked to play through. Just saying. Did you see this bullshit? Man who called police on black golfers: No weapons involved “other than her mouth” YORK, Pa. — A man who called police on a group of black women golfers accused of playing too slowly at a Pennsylvania golf club denied to dispatchers that he was acting out of
Read more
Vintage miniature: Hobo clown…
Read moreThe business of America is war. I hate this fucking holiday. It’s proper to honor those who died in service to the country. But with each passing year it feels less honest. For too many among us, what’s really being celebrated is war itself. We’re arguably the greatest warmongering menace in the history of the world and it has been
Read more
I’m glad no innocent people died. But the incident comes closer to proving the NRA wrong than right. Two armed citizens kill shooter who opened fire in Oklahoma restaurant Let’s all be glad no innocent people were killed. Period. Let’s also attend closely to the facts before the NRA arrives claiming that good guys with guns, or whatever. Two points
Read more
I have smart, strongly progressive friends who don’t see the national anthem issue the way I do. Here’s an exchange between one of my closest friends and me on the subject, with some discussion about pragmatism and idealism… Yesterday, in the wake of the newly announced NFL policy on the national anthem, I posted this to Facebook: Okay, I need
Read more
Say this next time you’re served chicken against your will… I grew up in the South, where chicken, in its many forms, was a staple of the diet. Fried chicken, of course. Chicken and dumplings. Chicken (kill me now) casserole. Baked chicken. Barbecue chicken. Chicken and waffles. Chicken pot pie. Chicken stew. Chicken noodle soup. And of course, chicken necks,
Read more
lullaby pit 