In his newsletter, No Mercy/No Malice, Scott Galloway reviewed Trump’s driving skills: “A blackout drunk is behind the wheel of the U.S. economy. All around us, horns (bear markets; consumer confidence plummeting to historic lows) are blaring. In the back seat is a cultist (G.O.P.) who thinks the red lights Trump has blown through, and the accidents in his wake, are baller moves. Also in the back seat: a sulking teen (Democrats) who’s visibly upset but can’t articulate what they want or suggest a better route. Riding shotgun, though, is an adult the driver can’t ignore, the bond market.” (Steve Carmine, Centennial, Colo.)
In The Atlantic, Quinta Jurecic acknowledged Americans’ apprehensions that Trump might at some point defy an order from the Supreme Court: “Ultimately, asking what would happen in such a circumstance is like consulting the Monopoly rule book for instructions about what to do if somebody flips over the board.” (Jeanne Sturges, Peterborough, N.H., and Kate Longaker, Atlanta, among others)
Also in The Atlantic, Helen Lewis chronicled the hubbub after the writer Douglas Murray used an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” to challenge Rogan’s offering a platform to conspiracy theorists: “The podcast world has experienced levels of sniping that make the ‘Real Housewives’ franchise look like the Bretton Woods conference.” (Tom Williford, Marshall, Minn., and Eric L. Johnson, Chapel Hill, N.C.)
In The Guardian, Arwa Mahdawi mined the significance of Gwyneth Paltrow’s reintroduction of low-cost starches to her diet: “Perhaps they are a subtle recession indicator? With Trump’s tariffs poised to make everything more expensive, I cannoli imagine that we’re going to see a lot of people cutting back on meat and eating more pasta.” (Gail Smith, Wilmington, Del.)
In her newsletter, Fresh Hell, Tina Brown reacted to an invitation from someone decades younger than she: “A friend of mine in her 40s hosted a birthday party last week at New York’s most glamorous new club with the dress code of ‘drop-dead sexy,’ which gave me a burst of insecurity. People in my circle are very good at ‘drop dead.’ Sexy, not so much.” (Rich Moche, Brookline, Mass.)
#Opinion #FWord #Wont #Save #Democrats
