Ordinary Times Call For Ordinary Measures
Government So Poorly Administered It Can’t Even Spend Money
The rhetoric of governmental policy and the optics of “do something” governance are once again not adding up to effective government.
OT Advent Calendar (& Hannukah!) Day 2: Straddling The Line Between Wassail and Hymn
Your OT advent calendar will be musical. Todays songs are “God Bless the Master” and the English and Yiddish song “Hannukah, Oh Hannukah.”
The Eleventh Annual Mindless Diversions Unsolicited Shopping Guide
Eleven (!) years of unsolicited recommendations. But, seriously, this year looks better than last year by a darn sight.
Make Truth Self-Evident Again
It’s time to teach our children how to face reality, and that truth is still objective, whether you like it or not
OT Advent Calendar (& Hanukah!) Day 1
Todays OT Advent Calendar songs are “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Moaz Tzur,” also known as “Rock of Ages.”
Resistance Is Futile, Y’all
The world has discovered “y’all” and they like what they hear. So all y’alls now want in on what some of us have been doing all along.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Steam Sale Is On!
They don’t make them like they used to. Now they’re on sale! The Steam sale is here, and some old favorites are back for pennies
OT Podcast: Heard Tell on Culture & Politics, Biden at COP26, Covid-19, & more w/ Conor Duffy
On this Heard Tell we talk to our friend in Ireland Conor Duffy to turn down the noise, and get a wider perspective, on the culture & politics of the current news cycle
The Time Mike Pence Saved Christmas
The following story is meant as humor. As far as we know Mike Pence does not do a spot-on Elmo impression when he has two lungsful of helium.
The Parable of The Beatles: Get Back
Peter Jackson treats “The Beatles: Get Back” as close to unfiltered as a project that might be the most digitally filtered ever can be.
Turkeys of the Year and Golden Drumsticks for 2021
This year has been a veritable feast of turkeys. A games of clowns. A clash of klutzes. A storm of stupid. A dance with dunces.
POETS Day: Robert Herrick and Virgins That He Thinks Need to Hurry Up and, Well…
Four stanzas with an abab, cdcd, etc. rhyme scheme. Robert Herrick may or may not break from that depending on how you pronounce “flower”
Nine Days Of American Justice
Burt Likko reviews a tumultuous week and a half in America’s justice system, and muses about its larger implications.
Giving Thanks for the American Bacchanal
As we prepare for the inauguration of the six-week American bacchanal, running over children and old ladies for the last bottle of brandy to pour over the last bag of off-brand cranberries
Yes, Democrats Do Have to Be Perfect
Double standards are a fact of political life. Democrats must learn how to navigate them if they hope to avoid McAuliffe’s fate
