Mark Roderick
@markroderick.bsky.social
This is what happens when you live in a dollhouse, I mean bubble.
May 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is what happens when you live in a dollhouse, I mean bubble.
Isn't it amazing how the billionaires turn out to be cowards?
As much as we men love power and wealth, nobody wants to be Jeff Bezos.
As much as we men love power and wealth, nobody wants to be Jeff Bezos.
April 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Isn't it amazing how the billionaires turn out to be cowards?
As much as we men love power and wealth, nobody wants to be Jeff Bezos.
As much as we men love power and wealth, nobody wants to be Jeff Bezos.
I'm an Eagles fan. They should never have gone to the White House.
April 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm an Eagles fan. They should never have gone to the White House.
Not really. When the presidency is occupied by a Democrat, Alito is suspicious of executive authority to the point of disbelief. Only when the presidency is occupied by a Republican do his autocratic instincts surface.
Alito is not so much an ideologue as a run-of-the-mill partisan.
Alito is not so much an ideologue as a run-of-the-mill partisan.
April 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Not really. When the presidency is occupied by a Democrat, Alito is suspicious of executive authority to the point of disbelief. Only when the presidency is occupied by a Republican do his autocratic instincts surface.
Alito is not so much an ideologue as a run-of-the-mill partisan.
Alito is not so much an ideologue as a run-of-the-mill partisan.
At first I thought it was from Karoline Leavitt.
April 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
At first I thought it was from Karoline Leavitt.
This is one of the reasons the world abandoned tariffs 100 years ago: they invite corruption.
If they invite corruption everywhere, imagine what they will do in this Administration.
If they invite corruption everywhere, imagine what they will do in this Administration.
April 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is one of the reasons the world abandoned tariffs 100 years ago: they invite corruption.
If they invite corruption everywhere, imagine what they will do in this Administration.
If they invite corruption everywhere, imagine what they will do in this Administration.
Meanwhile people like Elizabeth Warren think we'll get excited over all the bills she's introducing, which go straight into the Senate garbage.
April 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Meanwhile people like Elizabeth Warren think we'll get excited over all the bills she's introducing, which go straight into the Senate garbage.
Senator Warren, you are tone-deaf. All these bills you're introducing will go nowhere. You know it, all of us know it. Introducing meaningless bills just reminds us of our political weakness. Find something more inspiring.
April 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Senator Warren, you are tone-deaf. All these bills you're introducing will go nowhere. You know it, all of us know it. Introducing meaningless bills just reminds us of our political weakness. Find something more inspiring.
I don't understand it.
April 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I don't understand it.
Could it be a cult? 😐
April 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Could it be a cult? 😐
Wonderful column!
April 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wonderful column!
Trump plays one-dimensional chess. He can't anticipate that any player but himself gets a turn.
April 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump plays one-dimensional chess. He can't anticipate that any player but himself gets a turn.
Where the heck is this coming from? What a strange, self-absorbed take on American politics.
March 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Where the heck is this coming from? What a strange, self-absorbed take on American politics.
Because fascism is inherently violent.
March 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Because fascism is inherently violent.
This is one of many tensions in the MAGA movement. Some of its most vocal advocates are right wing Jews eager to give Netanyahu a free hand and punish criticism of Israel, yet every Nazi and quasi-Nazi voted for Trump, and MAGA language and symbolism have clear antisemitic references.
March 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is one of many tensions in the MAGA movement. Some of its most vocal advocates are right wing Jews eager to give Netanyahu a free hand and punish criticism of Israel, yet every Nazi and quasi-Nazi voted for Trump, and MAGA language and symbolism have clear antisemitic references.
I understand the anger and frustration but disagree. Democrats would be blamed for shutting down the government. Satisfying in the short term, political suicide in the longer term. Democrats must remain the adult party.
March 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I understand the anger and frustration but disagree. Democrats would be blamed for shutting down the government. Satisfying in the short term, political suicide in the longer term. Democrats must remain the adult party.
Unfortunately you're right. I'm embarrassed to drive mine. I will sell it by the end of the year.
March 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Unfortunately you're right. I'm embarrassed to drive mine. I will sell it by the end of the year.
American businessmen thought "Who cares if he's a fascist? He likes us and will cut our taxes."
Russian businessmen thought the same when Putin came to power. So did German businessmen in 1933.
Businessmen aren't dumb in an IQ sense but seem uniquely unable to see beyond their bubbles.
Russian businessmen thought the same when Putin came to power. So did German businessmen in 1933.
Businessmen aren't dumb in an IQ sense but seem uniquely unable to see beyond their bubbles.
March 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
American businessmen thought "Who cares if he's a fascist? He likes us and will cut our taxes."
Russian businessmen thought the same when Putin came to power. So did German businessmen in 1933.
Businessmen aren't dumb in an IQ sense but seem uniquely unable to see beyond their bubbles.
Russian businessmen thought the same when Putin came to power. So did German businessmen in 1933.
Businessmen aren't dumb in an IQ sense but seem uniquely unable to see beyond their bubbles.
Musk's toxic politics could doom Tesla no matter what. But there's something even more fundamental. Investors might finally be realizing that Tesla is a car company, not a technology company, and that other car companies make better cars.
March 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Musk's toxic politics could doom Tesla no matter what. But there's something even more fundamental. Investors might finally be realizing that Tesla is a car company, not a technology company, and that other car companies make better cars.
This had to happen. I should have sold the stock short.
Of course, Musk blames it on a secret conspiracy.
Of course, Musk blames it on a secret conspiracy.
March 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This had to happen. I should have sold the stock short.
Of course, Musk blames it on a secret conspiracy.
Of course, Musk blames it on a secret conspiracy.
I'm a lawyer. That letter is perfect.
March 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm a lawyer. That letter is perfect.
As someone who works in the investment world, I agree 100%. An "American sovereign wealth fund" would be used to fund those who give money to or otherwise support Donald Trump.
March 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
As someone who works in the investment world, I agree 100%. An "American sovereign wealth fund" would be used to fund those who give money to or otherwise support Donald Trump.
Ain't going to happen.
This is 1933, my friends.
This is 1933, my friends.
February 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ain't going to happen.
This is 1933, my friends.
This is 1933, my friends.