May 2016 archive

Pondering the Pundits

“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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The Breakfast Club (With A Little Help From Friends)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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The Daily Late Nightly Show (America?)

The New Guy Oh Canada Part 2 Extended Exclusive Jason Sudeikis Extended Exclusive Trevor’s last guest this week is Arianna Huffington Mr. Continuity Sexual Boundaries Umm… Sure. In a heartbeat. How would it feel to be 79 years younger? I don’t care Trump’s a troglodyte, I don’t even care about community property. I hope that’s …

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“People Who Somehow Got Elected”

With Maine’s Tea Party,  veto happy Governor Paul Lepage’s penchant for doing and saying some really outrageous things, it was only a matter of time before John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” took notice. As the narrator notes, “You see, while most humans possess a thin barrier that stops thoughts from immediately exiting …

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What Inflation?

As any reputable economist knows (yes, there are a few) Price Indexes whether Consumer or Producer and regardless of any particular basket of items included are unreliable indicators of actual inflation. Fluctuation of price over time, normally in an upward direction, is only to be expected and the measure of individual prosperity is more correctly …

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Pondering the Pundits

“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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The Breakfast Club (Fooled Again)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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The Daily Late Nightly Show (Second City TV)

The New Guy Oh Canada Dahlia Lithwick Exclusive Extended Trevor’s guests this week are- Wednesday 5/18: Jason Sudeikis Thursday 5/19: Arianna Huffington Mr. Continuity A New Penis Marketing Lead Larry’s panelists this week are- Wednesday 5/18: Anthony Anderson Thursday 5/19: Paul Scheer Mr. Mainstream Sharks Eugene and Catherine Stephen’s guests this week are- Wednesday 5/18: …

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The Emperor’s New Clothes

I’ll assume you’re familiar with the tale of the vain and foppish Emperor who gets conned by a peasant into believing he has the finest suit in the land when in fact he’s entirely naked. The political point of the story is that none of his courtiers or even the regular folk dare tell him …

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The Breakfast Club (Hear Them Sing)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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