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Twoyears ago, I wrote a lengthy article titled "Order of the Arrow Ordeal Secrets: The Final Word." I thought that was, indeed, my final word on a subject that has attracted more people to this blog than any other. But I offer this addendum to share an NSFW comment I just received - edited for ... Read more

Thelatest episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!The separation of children at the southern border has launched a new round of "Trump is Hitler" memes. Jim argues that this actually helps Donald Trump, while Abby wonders why no one is comparing Trump to Vlad the Impaler and insists that memes that say "TEMPERED RHETORIC" aren't ... Read more

BeforeI even begin, I want to make something clear. This is not going to be a post about how Trump isn't Hitler. I have written posts like that, but I don't particularly like them, because they end up sounding like defenses of Donald Trump. And I don't want to defend Donald Trump, especially with ... Read more

Thelatest episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!Yes, the Korean summit between Trump and Kim Jong-Un gets a mention, as does the G7 debacle, but we spend a good deal of time talking about the change from iHop to iHob, the need for colonoscopies, and how Bill Clinton would fare in the #MeToo era, with ... Read more

Wediscuss Roseanne, which may or may not have been Abby's favorite television show, as well as the stupidity of tariffs and a president who thinks he can pardon himself.And finally, at long lost, the world learns the story of how an eighteen-month-old Abby tried to pull off a daring pearl heist at Barbara Bush's expense. ... Read more

Recordingthe latest episode of Dinner Table Politics pre-Roseanne, Abby and Jim wonder if "Solo: A Star Wars Story's" underwhelming box office performance has a political explanation. They then discuss whether medical marijuana is a solution to the opioid epidemic, and how President Trump's on-again, off-again summit with North Korea will impact the upcoming midterm elections.Also, ... Read more

This"very special" episode of Dinner Table Politics was actually recorded after the Parkland school shooting and never released, but the Texas school shooting has made it all too relevant again.Download the episode here.Subscribe via iTunes here.Abby and Jim share their thoughts and prayers about thoughts and prayers and discuss what kind of ... Read more

InEpisode 4 of Dinner Table Politics, Abby and Jim discuss the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem, the end of the Iranian nuclear deal, and the massive layoffs at the Salt Lake Tribune. And was a religious bigot like Robert Jeffress really the best choice to give a prayer at the embassy dedication?Plus both ... Read more

Thethird episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!You can listen to it here.Subscribe via iTunes here.Subscribe via RSS here.Abby returns to the dinner table to talk with Jim about the historic summit between North and South Korea, the Stormy Daniels mess, whether Melania and Donald Trump have a functional marriage, and ... Read more

Episode2 of Dinner Table politics is online! My daughter Eliza joins the conversation  - this is the only time she's going to be able to participate all summer, because she's heading to Africa on Saturday.We talk about Kanye West and Donald Trump and whether Chance the Rapper is right about African-American loyalty to the Democratic ... Read more