I really want to like this car, but I just don’t. It just doesn’t strike me as a performance car anywhere below the $50,000+ versions. Slow 0-60 times and a laggy transmission in a luxury sports sedan? I don’t know how it beats the 3 Series other than aesthetically. And the back seat looks smaller than the 3 or…

100% truth. And that is not a bad thing at all.

The phone he used to place the calls is state property. The money the university uses to pay the phone bills is state money.

You will bathe in stars today, methinks.

“Getting the country acclimated to the idea of a gradual abolition would have honestly been the ideal solution for everyone.”

I don’t disagree with you, overall. Lincoln’s motivations, both political and personal, were nuanced. My point is that the EP wasn’t some heroically altruistic sacrifice on his part. Your first sentence basically makes my point. The slave states had already seceded. Which means none of them were going to free their…

Challenging deeply held notions about our heroes is rarely going to be a popular exercise. Try talking to a church group about some of the horrific shit in the Bible. Fun times!

I posted a rundown of some of the Post’s other editorials from the past 2 days. I think it’s abundantly clear what position they’re taking, even if this specific article tries way too hard to appear evenhanded.

The idea that Lincoln was profoundly concerned about the plight of slavery is one of the larger exaggerations in American history. But I suppose this is what happens when we learn things in 4th grade and never revisit them with a critical, adult eye. Thanks for including the link to the source, btw.

Consider for a moment that a large percentage of the people who really hated the idea behind the Emancipation Proclamation lived in states that had already seceded. So ... they weren’t going to be voting in the Union’s presidential election. He could claim the moral high ground at minimal political cost.

Just for the heck of it, let’s take a look at the headlines of some of the other editorials on the Post’s landing page today.

The showrunners talked about this on Inside the Episode. He wants to inflame their distrust of each other so he can maintain his (perceived) influence over Sansa. Arya is a kickass assassin, but she’s kind of a noob at spying. She’s definitely never engaged in an intrigue battle with someone as experienced as…

Yea, I’ve been waiting for them to kill Viserion. Fuck that guy.

If he does get on a dragon, it would make the most sense for it to be Rhaegal, right? But so far the show hasn’t even teased the possibility of anyone but Danaerys being a dragonrider. Unless I misremember, the show has completely omitted the “dragon must have three heads” portion of the prophecy. So we may all be…

LOL, yea I actually remember a season 5 episode review on this site (or probably when they were still on io9) with basically the same “cracks are starting to show” headline. The cracks have certainly been there. But this season has added more, and they’ve been more frustrating. I think GoT is the best show in…

I think the greater point the show and books have made repeatedly is that all this talk of “rights” to the throne is bullshit. The throne goes to whoever is strong enough to claim it. Aegon the Conqueror had dragons. Robert Baratheon had the right people on his side, and more soldiers at his disposal. So did Renly.…

I think Davos still has a role to play. My money is that the Hound, Tormund, and Thoros all die, and Jon is mortally wounded. Beric uses his fire magic to burn the fallen so they don’t return as wights, then he transfers the last of his fire energy into Jon and saves him, sacrificing his own life in the process, a la…

The Winterfell plotline is the weakest thing GoT has done since the Dorne storyline in season 5. That kind of contrived drama would be tolerable on most other shows, but GoT should be and has been so much better than that. As much as I generally enjoy the writing on this show, it’s sometimes glaringly apparent that…

This is that good shit. Thank you!

This is it exactly. Trump hates to look weak. Even a man as dim and reactionary as him knows that you don’t pick a fight you already know you’re going to lose. A veto gains him nothing and costs him perceived power, which is the currency he most values, other than actual currency, of course.