John McNaughton
@jmcna.bsky.social
Enlightenment Rationalist. Big John Dewey fan.
Hey don't forget us here in Maine, we're right next door. My brother lives in New Brunswick, so no more border crossings!
January 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Hey don't forget us here in Maine, we're right next door. My brother lives in New Brunswick, so no more border crossings!
And let's not even get started on the Oxford comma...
January 16, 2026 at 8:47 PM
And let's not even get started on the Oxford comma...
If only Gibbons were around to chronicle this final stage of the descent of the US from a Republic to an Imperial Empire.
January 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
If only Gibbons were around to chronicle this final stage of the descent of the US from a Republic to an Imperial Empire.
With apologies to Sinclair Lewis, it is increasingly clear that Stephen Miller is now acting as Lee Sarason to Trump's Buzz Windrip.
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
With apologies to Sinclair Lewis, it is increasingly clear that Stephen Miller is now acting as Lee Sarason to Trump's Buzz Windrip.
"I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
a man in a suit and hat is standing in front of a stained glass window .
Alt: a man in a suit and hat is standing in front of a stained glass window .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
"I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
Remember, it's a 17-game season now. Most of NFL history consisted of 14- and 16-game seasons, so lifetime records are qualified now.
January 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Remember, it's a 17-game season now. Most of NFL history consisted of 14- and 16-game seasons, so lifetime records are qualified now.
I hope the headline "Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk" follows Dowd to the grave and beyond.
Her bitter, personal vendetta against Hillary (and Al Gore before her) did more to give us Donald Trump than anything else. She and James Comey will go down in infamy as the ultimate Trump enablers.
Her bitter, personal vendetta against Hillary (and Al Gore before her) did more to give us Donald Trump than anything else. She and James Comey will go down in infamy as the ultimate Trump enablers.
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I hope the headline "Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk" follows Dowd to the grave and beyond.
Her bitter, personal vendetta against Hillary (and Al Gore before her) did more to give us Donald Trump than anything else. She and James Comey will go down in infamy as the ultimate Trump enablers.
Her bitter, personal vendetta against Hillary (and Al Gore before her) did more to give us Donald Trump than anything else. She and James Comey will go down in infamy as the ultimate Trump enablers.
As I always joke, it's all Anna Quindlen's fault. If she hadn't quit her NYT columnist job to write novels, Dowd would be an unknown gossip writer at Vanity Fair.
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
As I always joke, it's all Anna Quindlen's fault. If she hadn't quit her NYT columnist job to write novels, Dowd would be an unknown gossip writer at Vanity Fair.
I have never felt more politically homeless.
December 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I have never felt more politically homeless.
As you pointed out in your dissertation, nearly one hundred years ago, Walter Lippmann and John Dewey engaged in a critical discussion based on the question "Where is the Public?"
In a chaotic world such as ours, how do we locate a "Public" or an "Audience"? The answer remains as elusive as ever.
In a chaotic world such as ours, how do we locate a "Public" or an "Audience"? The answer remains as elusive as ever.
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As you pointed out in your dissertation, nearly one hundred years ago, Walter Lippmann and John Dewey engaged in a critical discussion based on the question "Where is the Public?"
In a chaotic world such as ours, how do we locate a "Public" or an "Audience"? The answer remains as elusive as ever.
In a chaotic world such as ours, how do we locate a "Public" or an "Audience"? The answer remains as elusive as ever.
Charles, good to see you back posting. We miss your insights and wit.
December 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Charles, good to see you back posting. We miss your insights and wit.
Don't worry, Jake Tapper is on the case! Look for blanket, wall-to-wall coverage on this story, just as he did with Biden.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Don't worry, Jake Tapper is on the case! Look for blanket, wall-to-wall coverage on this story, just as he did with Biden.
Just imagine if Joe Biden had (oh never mind)...
December 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Just imagine if Joe Biden had (oh never mind)...
This recalls Ruth Bader Ginsberg's famous reply when asked how she observed Christmas, "Just like any devout and observant Jew does, I order Chinese takeout!"
December 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This recalls Ruth Bader Ginsberg's famous reply when asked how she observed Christmas, "Just like any devout and observant Jew does, I order Chinese takeout!"
Sheer magic! Thank you, Mr. Kopp.
December 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sheer magic! Thank you, Mr. Kopp.
Keep your chin up, Jay.
These are trying times for us all. Our mutual mentor, John Dewey, once wrote that it is virtually impossible to be a healthy, thriving individual in an unstable world that lacks enduring community values that can claim our allegiance and guide our actions. I welcome 2026.
These are trying times for us all. Our mutual mentor, John Dewey, once wrote that it is virtually impossible to be a healthy, thriving individual in an unstable world that lacks enduring community values that can claim our allegiance and guide our actions. I welcome 2026.
December 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Keep your chin up, Jay.
These are trying times for us all. Our mutual mentor, John Dewey, once wrote that it is virtually impossible to be a healthy, thriving individual in an unstable world that lacks enduring community values that can claim our allegiance and guide our actions. I welcome 2026.
These are trying times for us all. Our mutual mentor, John Dewey, once wrote that it is virtually impossible to be a healthy, thriving individual in an unstable world that lacks enduring community values that can claim our allegiance and guide our actions. I welcome 2026.
Journalism at its worst.
December 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Journalism at its worst.
Her withdrawal announcement is falling on deaf ears.
December 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Her withdrawal announcement is falling on deaf ears.
Move over, Currier & Ives, newyorkcitykopp is here. Well done!
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Move over, Currier & Ives, newyorkcitykopp is here. Well done!
So much for the "ham sandwich" theory.
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
So much for the "ham sandwich" theory.
So much for the "ham sandwich" theory.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So much for the "ham sandwich" theory.
Paging Jake Tapper...
December 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Paging Jake Tapper...
Yes, it all began with Bush vs. Gore.
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Yes, it all began with Bush vs. Gore.