APRIL 5, 2031 – PARADISE BAR – KOH CHANG DISTRICT, THAILAND So, you see—another Diet Coke, thanks—it really started out as an experiment. This was long before politics, too. I guess one way to put it would be that I wanted to test the limits of confidence and self-belief. I wanted to see if you […]
Vice President of the United States JD Vance, who is President Donald Trump’s right-hand man in all of his affairs, once sang a very different tune than his current one. Leading up to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Vance referred to his future shot-calling companion as an “idiot” and “reprehensible.” He even admitted to sometimes thinking
When a member of the Democratic Party is in the White House, it’s common to hear frustrated Republican voters complaining about the rising cost of living. We’ve heard it all before: Gas prices are too high, rent is ridiculous, and the cost of groceries is getting out of hand. Surely, we’ve even said it all
White supremacy is many things. It is heinous, widespread, and extraordinarily difficult to extinguish. It is perverse, pervasive, and persuasive. Historically, it has been the “natural order” of society, of humanity itself. It has been and continues to be law. It is the way things work and the line along which many think. But most
On Monday, March 31, Democratic New Jersey Senator Cory Booker began to make history. At 7 p.m. EST, Booker stood to address the United States Senate. He would not stop standing for twenty-five hours and five minutes, finally concluding his marathon speech at 8:05 p.m. on April 1. Booker’s record-setting address began and ended by
Social media, as frequenters know, is rife with a certain kind of male personality. Many of them are successful, flashy, well-built “gymfluencers” constantly preaching the importance of consistent exercise. Others lack a knack for bodybuilding but are far from wanting for ostentation and preachiness. What they share is an emphasis on the “alpha male” mentality
McKAY: Our next guest is without a doubt one of my favorite comedians working today. He has completed two world tours, won three Primetime Emmy Awards, and starred in seven stand-up comedy specials. His latest special, I Don’t Care, Cancel Me, is in theaters now, featuring a sold-out show at Boston’s TD Garden in front
For over a month, critics of President John D. Seevers have accused his administration of using deceptive language to disguise predatory political policies as positive ones. The language in question has been variously referred to across publications as “trickery,” “chicanery,” and “sophistry.” In addition to the previously mentioned characterizations, the language has been most frequently
DECEMBER 6, 1994 – After three decades of dictatorial rule by the Mangwana family, the Central African nation of Badondo is under new leadership. A coup d’état led by the Badondolese military on Sunday saw President Jean-Obasi Mangwana deposed and arrested in the capital city of Ikhala. The Mangwana regime attracted international scrutiny for its
James Baldwin, famed author of The Fire Next Time, Go Tell It on the Mountain, and Giovanni’s Room, was one of the most notable expatriate artists of his generation. Twenty-four-year-old Baldwin left his native Harlem for Paris in 1948, seeking, in his words, “a refuge from the American madness.” It’s no wonder why. Baldwin, a
