Satire and Free Speech
In the US, it’s irrelevant whether jokes about politicians are made by comics or politicians. In Europe, the wrong joke can land you in jail.
How to Write Your Own John Oliver Monologue
Following these steps, you, too, can easily transform a news story into John Oliver material!
Universal Announces Remake of ’80s Rock Band “The Police”
Social media has been abuzz with rumors about who will be in the new line-up, particularly as the obnoxiously douchey yet lovable “Sting”, originally portrayed by the British lute player Gordon Sumner.
Tintin, Hollywood, and Fascism
In case you’re a fan, don’t worry: Tintin never was a concentration camp guard, nor did he work for the Vichy Government. But we didn’t pull this one on you just for shits and giggles, either.
The Rise of Trump: Sinclair Lewis’s Classic Reimagined for the 21st Century is Contrived and Implausible
Our present political reality suffers from shitty writing.
Ten Thousand Thundering Typhoons! “Kommandant Tintin and the Concentration Camp Mystery”?
A previously unseen Tintin story depicts its hero as a Nazi collaborator in occupied Belgium.
Liberalism: Imperial Grease
As ideologies go, the lasting appeal of liberalism is in its remarkable flexibility — it can mean anything and nothing.
Is Anders Breivik a Terrorist?
Breivik was declared “not criminally insane”, fit to stand trial, and convicted. His stated motive: to oppose “cultural Marxism” and Islam, and to bring attention to his far-right militant political manifesto. But is Breivik a terrorist?
Violence Erupts in Run-up to United States Election
• Ethnic tensions escalate in country marred by history of vote rigging
Bullshit as Signaling
On Sunday, the @HillaryClinton Twitter account vomited two bizarre flowcharts (or something), prompting Corey Robin to pose the question: “What the fuck does all this even mean?” This is the same question I asked in my last blog post about Clinton’s plan to defeat ISIS […]
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