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We sometimes talk about stealing or robbery in terms of "lifting" things, and this is relevant to "heists" as well. -
John Auchter for Michigan PublicIs it not clear at this point that the fate of our economic system should not be subject to the whims of a single person? This has been like watching great-grandpa, who never drove a car, trying to parallel park a Winnebego on a city street. Yeah, he's got the biggest vehicle and may eventually get it into a space. But there is gonna be so much damage. And so many enemies.
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"Ornery" seems like an ordinary enough word, but its link to "ordinary" might surprise people. -
I guess I thought that in this country we could and would disagree on law and policy and economics. But there would always be general agreement on the type of person to avoid as a leader. -
As listeners wait with bated breath, we will not dilly dally or shilly shally to get to this lightning round.
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How did we get here? Well, we elected Trump, of course. And he told us he intended to follow a course of patronage and fealty in deciding nominees. So no surprise there. But it's also in part due to how easily those who oppose him and his policies allow themselves to lose focus. -
Looking at late 19th century language peeves can often point to a change in progress, but not always.
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Republicans are already grexing about the legislation Democrats might pass while they still can. Just as the Democrats grexed back in 2018. -
Today, a conversation with Stephen Henderson, the host of Created Equal on WDET, about what’s next for the Democratic Party, and what lessons are to be learned after the election. -
Of all the topics we could cover this week on That's What They Say, we chose these ones over those ones.
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To be honest, I'm still collecting my thoughts on the election. I suspect most of you are. So instead of adding here to the cacophony of articles/posts/pods etc. trying to sort it all out, I'll just leave it to the cartoon to convey the vibe. -
A sea change can now be caused by many things other than the sea, and some of its dramatic effects have been lost in the process.
