Say what you will about the UK’s system, they can at least course correct. Indulging personality cults and coups for the sake of judicial appointments seems less sustainable.

The James Webb Space Telescope released on Wednesday a new view of the cosmic landscape called the Pillars of Creation. nyti.ms/3TF6pjz

1/ Today, our Vox Conversations podcast officially relaunches as The Gray Area, a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between with host Sean Illing. link.chtbl.com/thegrayarea

Was really struggling today but hot damn this turned my frown upside down

This interview with Tim Miller was a journey and this bit in particular absolutely checks out
vox.com/2022/10/4/2338…

It remains - and I cannot stress this enough - totally fucking insane that this person was elected president president

It is like a year old but this podcast where Sean Illing talks to David French about the bad way MAGA changed the conservative view of masculinity is really good podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vox…

A religious movement getting entangled with politics and consumerism and being bastardized as a result of the collision is not super surprising

I regret to inform you that we’re right

“In the end, the only way to confront a seditious conspiracy is to prosecute the criminals and defeat the people who support them at the ballot box.” That part of this provocative opinion piece, I strongly agree with.
nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opi…

Every democratic society is uniquely vulnerable to the consequences of communication, write Sean Illing and Zac Gershberg. “We may not like it, but something like Jan. 6 is always potentially in the offing.” nyti.ms/3BB9aMr