Saturday Roundup: Slave Castles, Biden The Assassin, American Amnesia, and Republican Ratf**king
Your guide to the week that was.
In case you missed the action this week, here’s what we published on The Banter:
The third part of my series on living in Ghana in the early 2000’s is now out (read the first part here and the second part here):
Living In Ghana Part 3: Teaching Teenagers, Slave Castles, And Universal Racism
Read part one here (free), and part two here (members only). by Ben Cohen I began teaching English to two different classes, 8-9 year olds, and 12-13 year olds. The difference between them was enormous. The younger class was delightful and I looked forward to spending time with them. They were eager to …
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Bob Cesca tears apart more of Trump’s ludicrous lies (Members Only):
No, Biden Did Not Authorize Deadly Force At Mar-a-lago
by Bob Cesca WASHINGTON, DC – It’s difficult to imagine being as paranoid as Donald Trump. His hyperbolic whining and perpetual sense of “who me?” victimhood is such a huge contradiction for a guy who’s frames himself as an alpha macho tough guy. But in a strange way, it’s as aggressive as it is weak. I’ll explain.
We had a guest post from Jeremy Novak on America’s whitewashing of the past:
Americans Hate the Present and Revere the Past
by Jeremy Novak I recently came across a poll that didn’t make any sense:
Justin Rosario did a deep dive on Republican efforts to overthrow the 2024 election by using a particularly insidious strategy (Members Only):
Republicans Are Already Rejecting Trump's 2024 Loss*
by Justin Rosario The press has been telling us for a year now that Trump is definitely for sure winning the 2024 election against President Biden. Biden is too old. The economy is terrible (but only if you look at it sideways and squint while reading the
And finally my roundup of the best stories of the week:
F**king Mondays: Iran's President Dies. Blame The Jews!
Welcome to another edition of “F**king Mondays!” In the roundup today: Iran’s president dies. Blame the Jews! I try to make a point of not talking ill about the dead, but the death of Iran’s hardline president Ebrahim Raisi isn’t exactly a tragedy. Killed in a helicopter crash over the weekend, Raisi, was…
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