I cared a lot less about Elizabeth Elliot when I read that she knew that she should probably become Catholic, but didn’t have the courage to do it. Everything else is irrelevant.
If you went through all my writings everywhere, you’d say, “Oh, this dude is a conservative Republican.” If you dug more, you’d say, “He’s a social conservative with social democratic tendencies.” You probably should say, “Honestly, he doesn’t like Democrats at all.” But. /1
I’m Mussolini compared to those guys. But notice how many comedians feel free to take shots at extreme liberals. Canaries in the coal mine. It’s not Trump; it’s a warning shot that the normies still don’t like you. /13
Of course, Trump caved to public opinion. The only thing he truly cares about is his own image. Fortunately, in this furor over a possible public execution, the next right thing coincided with the politically expedient.
In the extremely likely event that the Dodgers get knocked out of the playoffs by the Brewers, I’ll be sad for them. In a certain way, I love the Dodgers. My father loved them. My family still does, on his side. I don’t get political about the teams and their payrolls; /1
I don’t care. If what the Dodgers have done is judged to be bad for the game, its caretakers can fix it together. Every team tries to do the same thing: Use their resources to build the best team they can, and win the World Series every year. /2
