Category Archives: Government

So how do the Swing States swing? Like this

I seem to be behind in my Harper’s Weekly Review reviews. So today I’m reviewing stuff I managed not to notice in the past several months. Today I picked up this wild Harper’s collection of recent and characteristic (?) Swing … Continue reading

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How crazy are MAGATs? This crazy. Oh, and merry Xmas

Or maybe Margaret Debraccio from Bayside, Queens, is the finest satirist yet in the Voice of the People (letters to the ed) section of the Daily News: The National Guard is being deployed in NYC subways to deter crime. One … Continue reading

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What are some exemplary southern public servants up to? Mishegas

From Harper’s Weekly Review: [D]owntown Springfield, Tennessee, lost power when one of its former mayors drove his car into a utility pole while reaching for his breakfast biscuit. [I]n Georgia, a former Bibb County Deputy of the Year was reportedly … Continue reading

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