Andy Dimock
@adimock
New Englander in California Literature, History, Philosophy Trail running and road races Red Sox Nation Girl Dad «Que sais-je?
Sorry, couldn’t resist I like to imagine it as the cardinal’s “superhero landing pose” moment
An oversize Chevy pickup, festooned with the Stars and Stripes? Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire? It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
Because “Kinetic Strike” sounds way cooler than “murder” Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical” Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
This Labor Day, ask yourself: Who depends on my labor? Whose do I depend on?
Forgive me; I’m a middle-aged white guy who’s constantly thinking about Rome. (I do read Mary Beard!)
Blanche and Hagen: separated at birth? Once, the guy was a federal prosecutor. Now he’s a mob lawyer
Most Americans oppose the sweeping pardons for hundreds of J6 rioters. Asked about the felons convicted of beating police officers, the first convicted felon to be a sitting president claimed, “Those were very minor incidents.” Violent crime isn’t unlawful when it’s aimed at his enemies.
Let’s put Timothy Snyder’s book on the bestseller lists by Inauguration Day