Maxims

More honest than we are, our ancestors called a mirror a looking-glass.

The journey of an illegal immigrant is an upside-down fairy tale: Little Red Runninghood, Alice in Drowningland, Trumpty Dumpty . . .

The journey of a legal immigrant is a fairy tale: Elon Musk, Elon Musk, Elon Musk . . .

The new Republican Party: mediocrity scared shitless.

The new Democratic Party: mediocrity at prayer.

The MAGA movement: hoi polloi scared shitless, and praying.

Although we often think of the dead, there is little reason to suppose that they ever think of us.

Et voici l’heure de l’apéritif !

January 2, 2025