He will never have been awarded the prize but in his mind it won’t make a difference. If it calms him down, and she’s willing to give it, great. He has possession of a Nobel Prize, his goal

Indeed

“Just following orders.” I’ve heard that someplace before

Does everything have to be so bleak? Don’t harsh my mellow. Turkey is wonderful if roasted properly, and the sides are also the point. Plus it brings people together. It’s only one day! We don’t have to wear the sack cloth all the time. Get a life, for freakin’ sake

Can you say, “emoluments”?

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is bad. Government is there for defense and to do the things that private industry can’t do. It’s there to prevent instances of the tragedy of the commons and to take on infrastructure projects that undergird our economy and culture. It’s there to create the base that everything else runs on.

taxed much. If we would teach people how marginal tax rates really work, take money out of politics again (Citizens United, I’m looking at you), close most loopholes, and tax wealth responsibly, we could do really great things and restore faith. But everyone has been primed to think government ->

WWII, marginal tax rates were through the roof and loopholes and tax avoidance strategies were much less abundant. But those with power convinced voters that the wealthy would only make good things happen if we were kind to them and that they would be wealthy too and wouldn’t want to be ->

I took a comedy class from A.R. Gurney at MIT around 1980 or so. Great instructor. As for Barbara Eden, a national treasure. If I could teleport, I also would love to be at this

At least they finished shooting the next season so we’re guaranteed to see it on time. And they’ll start ahooting yet another season very soon. Patience! They’re unique among prestige TV series in keeping way ahead

Amen. In the beforetimes, this was just assumed. One’s reputation was made or lost based on not spreading false, misleading, or overly hyperbolic or antagonistic statements. Not just for media, but generally. And one respected the other side even when disagreeing. Civility. Now gone

Kagi. It’s excellent. I haven’t used Google in months

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My head is bent down in shame and my eyes are closed in reflection

I am absolutely disgusted for what we have become as a nation. Exceptionalism? Sure. In the worst way. Shining city on a hill? What a farce

It doesn’t happen like this anywhere else on earth—not with this frequency, not with so many student lives lost. And every time it happens we shrug and get more and more numb to it all