Don't make politics your religion; your gods will always be overthrown.

You know, the more I read about this guy, the clearer it becomes that he's just no good.

Dostoyevsky on the death of his infant daughter. A passage that has stayed with me years after I first encountered it

Elliott Gould had three amazing roles in the early '70s, and then . . . pretty much bupkus. What happened?

It remains a supreme irony that Donald Trump, the president most pursued by his enemies via lawfare, has become infamous as its most enthusiastic practitioner. | @EsotericCD nationalreview.com/corner/tr…

REM still has a large amount of direct influence on the music world. But the point is taken. Indirectly REM is the "dark matter" of the post new wave/punk explosion. You need it there to explain the existence of like 1/3 of the current rock music universe.

🚨🚨INCREDIBLE: Troy Jackson has been removed from the "Mainers for Troy Jackson" Facebook page because he was so rude to a supporter that the admin didn't believe it was really him.

You cannot save these people from themselves.

It's Friday, school's out, the weather's grim, and I'm on daddy daycare duty. This can mean only one thing. It's time for Dad's Homemade Italian Beef Experiment.

Trump's ridiculous lawsuit against Ann Selzer has been dismissed, but Trump will still chalk it up as a private victory, because he well understand that the process is the punishment. The latest at @NRO: nationalreview.com/corner/tr…

When President Trump arrived in China, Xi Jinping stayed away from the airport and sent Vice President Han Zheng to meet him. That was a diplomatic snub. When Xi arrived in the United States, Trump personally greeted him on the tarmac, an extraordinary act of diplomatic supplication. This was a shameful choice by an American president. China supplies components used in Iran’s missiles and drones, supports Russia’s war against Ukraine, brutally represses Tibetans and Uyghurs, imprisons Jimmy Lai and other heroes, and threatens our friends and allies in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and elsewhere. Yet Trump treated Xi as though China were our closest ally. I support diplomatic courtesy. I do not support an American president kowtowing to a leader whose government is working so aggressive against our interests and values.

Maybe he thinks they'll cut him a sweet deal now in time for the elections. No, I'm only half-kidding - he probably does think this is some sort of diplomatic coup.

twf you told the courts you're building a thing crucial to the security of the nation's leaders, then you offer to let our most prominent national enemy tour it

Just a tip for any directors: if you want to make someone look bad/unlikeable, do not put them opposite of Bill Burr.

There's more newsy news to write about, but I published this one late yesterday night at @NRO, about The Last Ditch - and why we're all laughing about it - and didn't want it to get lost in the flood. A fun one. nationalreview.com/corner/be…

This is grotesque behavior. Joe Biden was an American president. Xi is a communist dictator, and the head of a foreign state. Our internal divisions are not fair game in this context.

Time to post this again

Brilliant, with one of the greatest ledes in the annals of true crime. And to think people in 1927 could read Damon Runyon in their local paper.

Nature advice, accumulated over the years: 1.) Never step into any cave that isn't a state/national park for any reason. In fact, avoid those as well. 2.) Do not try to pet the fox or the trash panda. 3.) Punch the deer in the face if it won't stop eating your garden. Don't hold back, either.