Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

Netflix no longer offers President Frank Underwood. They’re lining up a replacement.

North Korea’s Dear Leader has baited the President of the United States into a trap.

An artist that’s been around for years that I’ve only discovered recently.

On OTB’s subjective, inconsistent enforcement of its policies designed to promote civil discussion.

A disturbing report in the Miami Herald highlights the farce into which this trial has descended.

The microdevelopment of the site continues apace.

My former home state executes more people per capita than any other state in the union. It has not gotten much better at it.

Witnesses say another student was “showing off his gun.”

The Russia investigation rolls on with more evidence of questionable conduct on the part of Trump and his team.

The Eagles had an all-time hit with this song in 1978. Alas, this isn’t it.

An unspecified number of White House staffers unable to obtain security clearances are out, with several more likely to follow.

The legal distinction between “personal capacity” and “official capacity” makes no sense for senior presidential appointees.

In 2017, there were ten Saudis on Forbes’ billionaires list. This year, there are none.

Two *really* different versions of an iconic song.

The chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors is out after failing to convince the boss not to impose tariffs.

We may about to see a wave of teacher strikes.

The inevitable response to announcements by the big box stores that they would not sell guns to those under 21 has arrived.

In Defense One, Butch Bracknell and I explain “Why ‘Different Spanks for Different Ranks’ Are Often Justified.”

The President suffered a setback in his other job yesterday.

The Kim regime released a statement saying they were open to talks and would not conduct provocative tests while they were ongoing.

The former Trump campaign official made the most of his 15 minutes of fame.

The 80-year-old Mississippi Republican, who was first elected to the Senate in 1978 after serving six years in the House, has been in poor health.

Several versions of a classic from the year I became a fan of rock and roll.

While Team Trump has gone out of its way to waylay the Russia investigation, this may not be is part of that effort.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

One of my favorite “new” songs in recent years came out in 1994.

How ‘tainted’ must a funder be before a charity is obliged to reject the donation?

After skipping such events in his first thirteen months in office, the President tried his hand at stand-up last night to mixed reviews.

He did what many had thought humanly impossible in running a sub-4 minute mile in 1954 and followed that with a brilliant career in medicine.

The actor best known for his run on M*A*S*H died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.

The President jokingly praised his Chinese counterpart’s power grab at a fundraiser. But he seriously doesn’t understand the rule of law.

New-to-me music lurks in the strangest places. This time, sports talk radio.

Four social media stars have been fired from their television show after the revelation that Pamela Gellar is their mother.

Was the 2016 contest unique, or are we destined to forever vote against the candidate we hate most?

Under Nelson Mandela’s leadership, the country made a smooth transition from apartheid. Now it’s going the way of Zimbabwe.

An artist you’ve almost certainly heard but probably never heard of.

Shots fired: European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker threatens to fight back if President Trump imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum.

I’ve made the sad discovery that longtime friend of the blog John Burgess passed away on February 16, 2016.

Yet more absurdity from Brussels, where regulators seemingly don’t understand how the Internet works.

This isn’t your ordinary windy day.

Will the NRA lobby to have these on America’s streets?

Mike Jeffcoat rejected a prospect, in writing, on account of marijuana being legal in his state, adding, “You can thank your liberal politicians.”

We form stereotypes about generational cohorts when they’re very young and then freeze them.

Staffers are fleeing the administration like rats from a sinking ship.

I’m relaunching the old Late Night OTB music video series with a live version of a modern classic.

Few Western democracies have anything quite like our First Amendment. This is a case where the United States gets it right. 

The faculty would like to strip away a 20-year-old honor in light of several statements in violation of the institution’s core values.

57% of American adults, more than 80% of blacks, 75% of Hispanics, and nearly half of whites believe their President is racist.

Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes will host a program loosely based on “Firing Line” starting in April.