The Republican Party has become so utterly fucking vile I hardly even know what to say any more. If you support this kind of shit, you're just a bad person and should feel bad about yourself. I don't know whether that's "helpful messaging" but it's the truth.

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To reverse my usual schtick, conservatives who claim to believe getting their way on immigration is an existential issue for the viability of western civilization are weirdly unwilling to pursue that goal by eschewing flagrant corruption or being more moderate on taxes & health care.

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uncharacteristically earnest/warm & fuzzy: I love my job as an academic & am reminded of this every time I experience the high of sitting down with a possible new idea that emerged from reading.

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me seeing gas prices rise two weeks before the election in critical senate swing states

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