My question if the evening: is the Democratic Party’s coverup of Biden’s decline morally more reprehensible than Trump’s incessant lying, corruption and undermining of American democracy?

But there is a less corrupt (if more complex) explanation for why so many American voters (and not just the Dem establishment) overlooked Biden's obvious decline: the terrifying prospect of Trump as president. And look how well that's going.

Terrifying and excellent piece about how much the "intelligence" of various AIs (ChatGPT, Gemini) can be owner-manipulated for political purposes. One of Grok's first conclusions seems to be: don't trust Elon. nytimes.com/2025/05/17/opi…

They are systematically targeting each of the institutions of American society and destroying them.

The Donald J. Trump Administration sending every Israeli student home from Harvard University is much more discriminatory against Jews than anything Harvard has ever done by any definition.

I have a fab chat with Gil Deacon...about getting old (or not)...on her fantastic new podcast. Join us! aloveaffairwiththeunknown.substack.com

This is the exactly the kind of plan--a middle power alliance--Mark Carney was elected to enact. But is he bold enough to try it? From The Hill Times: socialcapitalpartners.ca/a-new-middle-p…

Maybe Ted Cruz trolling Dem Governor Kathy Hochul for wearing a hijab to a Muslim funeral is evidence of how terrified the GOP is of facing Hochul in the next US election, once Don Donny is out of the picture. They want to start the disiformation campaign super early.

One of Borovitz's best. Trump Taps George Santos to Head Dept. Of Labor Statistics borowitzreport.com/p/trump-taps-g…

New orders from U.S. factories contracted 4.8% in June to $611.7 billion, according to the Commerce Dept, Uh oh. More bad news. Who's he going to fire THIS time?? wsj.com/economy/u-s-fa…

I find myself wondering if Kash Patel would assign FBI agents to comb the Epstein files and redact Donald's name from them. Just as a mental exercise, in case I decide to write a novel about, say, a mafia boss who becomes president. Or would that be too hard to believe?

The clear-eyed Michael Ignatieff, always worth reading. The strong do what they can open.substack.com/pub/michaelign…

But absolutely the obituary I wanted to read every single day between July 3, 1981 and the introduction of protease inhibitors in 1996.

More and more pundits are beginning to describe Trump in psychological terms, not just as a political operator.

Try to ignore the hat, an intentional distraction. Think instead: why is he raiding Bolton's office? Is Bolton--a deeply knowledgeable and articulate anti-Trumper--working on a new book that will further wreck the Orange King's rep? I'd count on it.

About time someone said it clearly and unequivocally. And an excellent piece, as usual. Donald Trump is on the brink of becoming a dictator. Can he be stopped? theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Rolling Stone ☕️

When I first saw this photo in the NYT, I thought Kennedy’s head was a red clay bust on the mantle.

Gripping and timely LRB piece about Norman Ebbutt, the Times of London correspondent who interviewed Hitler and predicted the rise of fascism, despite pressure from his paper, the Nazis, and appeasement-oriented figures in the British Establishment. lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/…

This is a lot of words to say you support raping women at a music festival and burning families in their homes