Why yes I have watched the video of my grandson's first smiles about nine times. Why do you ask?

This is sensible and humane. A Manifesto for Liberal Trans Activism www.persuasion.community/p/a-manifest...

This is the most fun I've had writing in weeks.

Shutdown is in rear view mirror. Time to prepare to secure free and fair vote in 2026. It’s Time to Pivot to 2026 Election Security www.thebulwark.com/p/its-time-t...

Going through old photos. Here's one I snapped of the Rose Garden when I worked in the Reagan White House. And here's what Trump has done to it.

Even non-MAGA people are agreeing that one reason the 2025 elections went so badly for Rs was because Trump wasn't on the ballot. Has everyone forgotten that he was on the ballot in 2020?

Recalling what some conservatives said about Biden's power grab. Which Conservative Justices Will Fall for Trump’s Tariff Power Grab? www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...

This is the longest obit I've ever read. But it was a way to relive an era that seems eons ago. Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...

Trump’s Targeting of ‘Narcoterrorists’ Is a Crime in Itself www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-targ...

Jay dissects the new 'useful idiots' of the right with characteristic verve. ‘You Don’t Want Peace?’ www.jaynordlinger.com/p/you-dont-w...

The right is making a big mistake. Toxic Femininity www.thebulwark.com/p/toxic-femi...

I wrote about this back in August, when few noticed what Trump was up with the East Wing (where I once worked). It holds up well I think. Trump’s White House Renovation Is Awful—and Fitting www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...

Is anyone better read than Jay Nordlinger? Also, those photos at the end look like they were snapped by a professional! ‘Who Are We?’ &c. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/who-are-we...

Great conversation with two great thinkers: Frank Fukuyama and Yascha Mounk. www.persuasion.community/p/the-good-f...

A profile in cowardice.

Killer line: "You’d think it would be possible for Democrats to find a normal person who is not a one-man Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A bitter lament. Trump’s Mar-a-White House www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-mar-...

East Wing, not East Room.

All these "hate America" rally attendees.

Pocket Constitutions, flags, Founders costumes, humor. And

From DC No Kings rally today.

Amazing crowd in DC No Kings today. What is that feeling? Oh yeah, tiny bit of optimism.

This is my favorite from the DC No Kings rally.

A ceasefire is good, but it is not peace. The Long Road to Peace and Trump’s Short Attention Span www.thebulwark.com/p/long-road-...

Another brilliant exposition by Cathy Young. Bari Weiss, CBS News, and the Triumph of Faux Balance www.thebulwark.com/p/bari-weiss...

Just wondering what the odds are that tariffs on Norway will spike if the Nobel committee awards the peace prize to anyone but the big orange appetite in the White House?

There remains an opening for a unifying leader in the US. We Hate Each Other More than We Understand www.thebulwark.com/p/violence-h...

So looking forward to this event on Monday with the brilliant @hollybfletcher.bsky.social. Do join us!

Yes "lout" is the exact right word. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Making America great should also include protecting us from disease @citizencohn.bsky.social joins the @monacharen.bsky.social Show to discuss more.

Is this the way the Madisonian experiment ends? Everything Is Awful. And It’s Changing Us. www.thebulwark.com/p/everything...

Do yourself a favor in these dark times and read Judge Steven Merryday's rebuke to Trump and his lawyers. It's soul-nourishing to see someone speak up for sanity, for decorum, for rules, and for the equal application of the law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"But Harris infers that he seemed overly confident about his ability to clinch the job . . ." Ugh. The word you wanted was implies. Has the Post fired all its editors? wapo.st/42Et3iF

Also Trump has said 1000 times that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine on his watch. Putin did it, he explains, because he didn't respect Biden. Ok. Now Trump is POTUS and has made it clear he wants Putin to stop the war. Nothing. It would make a smarter man think.

Bravo @saletan.bsky.social Charlie Kirk’s Rules of Free Speech www.thebulwark.com/p/charlie-ki...

We were horrified to hear about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Political violence is never acceptable in any context, and should never be condoned. We are thinking of his family and loved ones at this terrible time.

"But the only powerful figure to be tainted by the Epstein revelations is Trump himself." The Epstein Scandal Reveals MAGA’s True Face www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-epst...

You will be very glad you read this. Explains so much. @citizencohn.bsky.social RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Rewriting of the COVID Pandemic www.thebulwark.com/p/robert-ken...

I hardly ever do this, even for books recommended by people I admire (I think of the unread volumes already on my shelf) but after reading this review, I bought this book immediately! A Jane Austen–Style Romance in a Dark Web World www.thebulwark.com/p/a-jane-aus...

I talk to Aussies about what Trump is doing to the White House, which is consistent with what he's doing to American democracy -- trashing. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Excellent reminder of what and who RFK Jr is.https://x.com/LincolnSquareHQ/status/1961902536308195778

Good talk with Mike Cosper about whether it's possible to a patriot in the wake of MAGA. www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/the...

Great conversation probing our conspiracy-addled age, the HHS debacle, and China's ascendance due to Trump's decline. The Good Fight Club: The “Trump Is Dead” Conspiracy, the Big Summit Between Xi, Putin and Modi, and Firings at the CDC www.persuasion.community/p/the-good-f...

Vote GOP, get the new Dark Ages.

If a few health professionals say something you don't like, all said it and we should destroy the CDC. If a few students say something you don't like, all higher ed said it and we should end academic freedom. If the president and his party does something, that's one guy spouting off, let it go.

A good statement but a bit weak. RFK, Jr is a malicious, dishonest nutcase whose views amount to flat-Earthism and everyone with influence should say so. We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Bingo. "Dangerous buffoon," indeed. And he has lots of company in the highest ranks of this rank administration.

The people are not inert. They are acting. The Sub Heard Round the World open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...