Новости за 10.03.2017

“We regret not having the courage to make such and such decision,” wrote the dour Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran in Drawn and Quartered. “We regret much more having made one—any one. Better no action than the consequences of an action.” These would be wise words for President Donald Trump to heed. There are many lessons the American people can draw from the first 50 days of Trump’s presidency—“Don’t elect someone who gets their information from Fox & Friends” and “Donald Trump will never... Читать дальше...

“Oh boy,” Donald Trump exclaimed on the campaign trail last summer, as he hoisted a colorful poster aloft for a cheering audience in Fort Lauderdale. “You’re not going to be happy with this!” The poster showed soaring immigration numbers, highlighted in bright blood-red—a menace streaming unchecked into America.

Trumpcare, and the process Republicans have adopted to rush it through Congress, are aberrant in many ways. Both are being undertaken deceitfully, out of step with the standard view of what it means to faithfully execute elected office. But how unusual is all this? 

Yesterday I wasted some energy being mad about Brawny. Yes, that Brawny: the paper towel brand. They’ve exchanged their extra-manly man mascot for a plaid-clad woman as part of a new campaign called #strengthhasnogender. (It’s very important to include the hashtag.) This, I guess, is an effort to convince consumers that their company was spontaneously inspired to Do The Right Thing and Celebrate Women during Women’s History Month.