Democratic Playbook: Ken Martin, Gurl, You Can Go!
Ken Martin says he "just doesn't care." After his Pod Save America interview and the buried after-action report, neither do we. Gurl, you can go.
Articles for tag: Democratic Process, Democrats, Elections, Humor and Politics, Jon Favreau, Margaret Cho, Pod Save America, politics
February 23, 2026
Why I Unsubscribed from Andrew Sullivan’s *The Weekly Dish*
Andrew Sullivan gets a few things right: public support for trans freedom has narrowed, and winning elections matters. But when you strip away his reasonable concessions, what remains is not political argument — it is projection. This post applies John Rawls's concept of public reason to Sullivan's anti-trans screeds and finds them wanting. Sullivan's fantasy of gay kids being forced to transition by evil doctors is not a basis for public policy. It is a private obsession dressed up as political commentary. And the real world keeps telling him so.
November 6, 2025
The Anti-Homoness of Straight Hipster Politics: On Homo Family Values and the Question of Political Change
Hipster irony is just more of the same: straight (male) resentment and self-righteousness masquerading as progressive politics.
September 15, 2025
Free Speech, Free Reign: The Pious Speech of Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan insists that speech is never violent. He's wrong. Every democracy acknowledges a link between speech and violent conduct.
September 11, 2025
The Murder of Charlie Kirk
If you encourage cruelty, why are you surprised when you receive it? If you live by the sword, why is it surprising when you die by it, too?
July 6, 2025
Against (Virtually) Normal: Law, Politics, and the Trans/Queer Body
Andrew Sullivan follows the SCOTUS majority, naturalizing a conservative theology of sex while masquerading it as liberal neutrality.
April 29, 2025
Gender Politics & the Indoctrination of Boys
Democrats fight to secure and defend a boy's right to become a man who desires like a woman/mother. That's the maternal politics we need.
On (the Reign of) Insignificant Speech
Thomas Hobbes is rolling over in his grave. Today, insignificant speech--a train of meaningless words--reigns supreme. And we enjoy it. Why?
March 31, 2025
Jesus Lacked the Rights of a Citizen
Caravaggio's *Ecce Homo,* misattributed and nearly sold for €1,500, was rediscovered and eventually auctioned for €30 million. Caravaggio depicts Pilate as conflicted. He asks the crowd, "Are you sure you want Jesus killed?" As one without the rights of a citizen, Jesus's fate is once again in our hands.
January 23, 2025
Thank You, Thank You, Donald Trump
Explore how Donald Trump's presidency disrupted familiar political and spiritual frameworks, prompting a reevaluation of orthodox desires and a search for new, enlivening possibilities for the future.
