Lucian K. Truscott IV

Stick a Fork in It: The 14th Amendment Argument Is Done

Stick a Fork in It: The 14th Amendment Argument Is Done

The court seemed to think that if they were to rule in favor of Colorado, they would be rubber-stamping Colorado’s assertion that an insurrection took place—something that conservatives clearly do not want to do.
Red Dawn in the Desert

Red Dawn in the Desert

If we give our soldiers in Iraq and Syria and Jordan jobs we think are important enough for them to be stationed there, we should give them any and all defenses that will prevent them from being killed.
The MAGA Taylor Swift Freak Out!

The MAGA Taylor Swift Freak Out!

As the Chiefs won their game, you could feel the Fox pundits and the MAGA keyboard warriors going nuts as the images of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tumbled forth into American living rooms.
If Salvador Dali Painted a Supreme Court Appeal

If Salvador Dali Painted a Supreme Court Appeal

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Trump's appeal on his Colorado ban on February 8. It’s too bad Dali isn’t alive to be there and sketch the proceedings, because it would take his talents to put it across.
A Failure of Courage in Uvalde

A Failure of Courage in Uvalde

The DOJ report on the Robb Elementary School massacre called the cowering of 370 craven, heavily armed officers a "failure of leadership." Their inaction was crime, but it’s not illegal in Texas to be a coward.