Category: Politics

  • The Stupid Apocalypse: Notes from the Edge of Absurdity

    Six months ago I compared the United States to Weimar Germany and wrote from a place of fear. Today, I write from a place of exasperated clarity: we now live in an age of absurdity so grotesque, not even the Marx Brothers could parody it. With due process discarded, ICE unleashed, and the federal government… — read more

  • Why trump Isn’t The Next Hitler

    trump is often compared to Hitler, but the comparison falls apart under scrutiny. Hitler’s rise was fueled by economic success and mass participation in atrocities. trump, by contrast, is an incompetent authoritarian whose policies actively harm his own supporters. While he weaponizes racism and grievance politics, his economic failures will likely erode his base before… — read more

  • Don’t Trust the D— in DOGE

    Absurdist TV once seemed far-fetched—until Trump and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) started firing federal workers without authority. Much like the Don’t Trust the B–– in Apartment 23 episode where a random woman takes over People magazine, Musk plays the boss while the government plays along. Justice is slow, and institutions may correct themselves—but… — read more