Curse Sir Walter Raleigh.

But have we really seen Sansa be that skilled?

That’s my reading of it as well. It shows that Sansa was very nearly under Baelish’s spell which is definitely in keeping with how he has been successful in the past. It also makes Sansa look a little less great as a ruler, which I think is wise and in keeping with the complexity of character that makes the earlier…

Or, you know, not cut the season run from 10 to 7 episodes ...

“So, basically, Arya really did intend to kill Sansa”

Last!

Xerxes wasn't terribly evil, though. Plenty of hebrew kings were far more evil.

It hasn't been determined in a court of law. It sure as hell has been determined though.

I agree that simple ignorance is not the same as willful racism, but not tolerance of racism. Those who are ignorant can be educated. Those who are willing to tolerate it are actively making it worse.

Also: Bill Kristol and David Frum. Frum especially seems to have found his inner liberal.

I liked him better when he was Captain Major Major Major.

I think the big difference is that Nixon had far superior moral fiber than Trump, and actually cared what happened to the country as a whole (more or less) under his watch. For all of his megalomania, and what it led to, he was more interested in achieving what he saw as good policies than in simply enriching himself…

You leave Carlton Lassiter out of this!

It was a joke because it was true. Colbert is smart enough (and has a smart enough writing staff) that I am sure that second layer was intentional.

The terms of surrender were given while Lincoln was still alive, so it was pretty clear he favored leniency.

"I wanted to make sure … that what I said was correct."

As a straight white male who isn't an asshole (for the most part, at least), that's on my list of words to avoid.

Motherfucker is, after all, the single best curse ever. It has a rhythm that nothing else can match (French Canadian compound curses excepted).

Agreed.

Sparta's not here, man.