David Simon

audacityofdespair.bsky.social

18 October 2026 05:56

Glad to see your seat seemingly secure in these troubled times for Republican office holders. And certainly, Faber College is widely recognized for the legtimacy of its polls, as well as the excellence of its academic programming. As Founder Emil Faber, so famously opined: "Knowledge is good."

Tom Nichols

radiofreetom.bsky.social

08 October 2026 04:45

This is why I enjoy very few opinions here: Everything is a linear, "it went right from X to Y to Z", oversimplification. And the entire discussion is about how "non-academic angry liberals" eviscerated an important word of any real meaning at a time we could use an important word or two.

Chris Weithers

chris-weithers.bsky.social

18 September 2026 23:39

Only the fanciest of ketchups…Dijon ketchup

Tom Nichols

radiofreetom.bsky.social

15 September 2026 01:30

Trump is trying to blackmail the Kennedy Center into putting his name on it. They should refuse. Remember Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Gregk Foley

gregk.co.uk

26 August 2026 23:17

Just saw Facebook antivaxxers speculating that 80-year-old Dolly Parton’s death was hastened by the COVID vaccine she helped fund the development of and received—half a decade ago—and am thinking about how the past decade spent catering to these people has been nothing but a waste of time.