Stuart Schneiderman

First, an appetizer, by way of Glenn Greenwald. He had this to say about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. One remarks that certain Democrats consider her to be a viable presidential candidate for 2028:

Among the debilitating effects of identity politics is this: too many of us cheer when a person of a certain ethnicity or skin color is given a job.

First, speaking of a dual system of justice, Chad Felix Greene makes a salient point:

Thanksgiving has come and gone. I hope that yours was everything you wished.

David Morris bemoans the fact that the world of literary fiction has increasingly become a woman's world. To some extent, he is right.

Truth be told, I am not going to miss P aul Krugman' s New York Times columns. I never read them anyway.

Among the better New York Times columnists is one Pamela Paul. Admittedly, she does not have very much competition, but she certainly does a good job.

The only thing missing from the Luigi Mangione saga is-- a diagnosis. How did it happen that we have not yet called on our mental health professionals to explain it all away.

Among the more interesting consequences of the Trump era is the advent of the Never Trumper.

The media is saying good-bye to Joe Biden. Some would say that it is also good riddance, but today we limit ourselves to the full throated rationalization of media lies about Biden.