I can never get enough of the Calvinist ideology that tells me one one hand I shouldn’t sin, and on the other that every action and occurrence is the product of God’s will. So if God willed that pastor to smoke crack and engage in homosexual affairs, is it really a sin? If I aborted five fetuses tomorrow (I’ve been…

I love how Slate’s response to the writers’ request that they spend more on the staff is to imply that if they do so, they won’t have any money to hire their replacements.

It’s a really depressing argument to use. It’s like telling a kid his dog died. “Oh, you thought they were talking about you?”

Translation: I’ve got mine. Now cut my taxes.

Right and death is a symptom of cancer. And starvation is a symptom of famine. Do we not prevent the latter to avoid the former?

“But without the guns, how will you shoot the immigrants?”

*Sydnor delivers a subpoena to Trump’s desk*

The money doesn’t lie. Follow the money and there’s no telling where it will lead you.

Refrain:

Here’s the Lennon/McCartney translation:

This is almost as stupid as invoking HBCUs to promote private charter schools. Surely no one would ever do that.

There’s a simpler solution to that. Just photograph him holding it in his hands.

“You got to get me out of this mess of my own making, okay.”

Trump: Chill! Be Cool!

I bet she’s into role playing. I’ll be the General Sherman to her Johnston.

Assuming Donald can read.

There was a time when something like this would cause an uproar...

So basically they want to party like it’s 1938 but they have no wheelchair bound Atlas to carry the world on his little polio shoulders. This should end well.

Did you just link that unironically?

I think many of the members of the GOP are breathing a collective sigh of relief. While some of their colleagues enjoy gerrymandered supermajorities in their districts and face no real repercussions if their constituents lose access to health care, others would be crucified by a more moderate electorate. Simply put,…