Of Elephants & Donkeys
Politics
While we reflect on Jesse Jackson’s life and influence, we should remember that his mantra was incomplete. “Keep Hope Alive,” he would say. Hope in what? Hope in policy? Hope in influence? Hope in power? Hope in money? That kind of hope burns hot...like Hell.
The world really is a stage now, and everyone is method acting. The audience is global. The spotlight is always on because the stage is digital. Call it whatever you want—social media, the Metaverse, the Matrix. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that millions of Americans are no longer living their lives. They’re performing their lives.
The law is in favor of the Trump Administration: ICE has the right to be in Minneapolis, the officer had the right to shoot Renee Good after being struck with her vehicle, while activists and agitators do not have the right to impede law enforcement. But for the general public, none of that matters. It’s all about how things look and how they feel. It’s a shame, but it is the political reality in 2026.
If the GOP wants to stay effective after Trump, it needs to remember an inconvenient truth about revolutions, reforms, and lasting political coalitions. These movements are rarely led by the poorest. They are led by the bourgeois.
Nicki Minaj has officially had her invitation to "the cookout" revoked. She has to join the rest of the "coons" in Massa's House. And all for expressing a little gratitude.
Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. Because that's how politics and life work—it swings like a pendulum. From one extreme to the other. Sometimes it swings right, sometimes it swings left. When people have tolerated failure for long enough, they long for something different.
The sad state of affairs is that our culture doesn't give a damn about children. We treat our children like political props to pass legislation, like meal tickets to get more welfare money from the government, like a "clump of cells," or racehorses hoping they make it big.
If France wants the statue back, and they're willing to pay to take it back, they can have it. I won't lose a minute of sleep if the Statue of Liberty no longer overlooks the New York Harbor. But giving Lady Liberty back to France should be Option B.
Then what is Option A?
The primary focus should be on maintaining the integrity of American ethics rather than simply accommodating an ally. If Florida's investigation determines that Andrew and Tristan were involved in any wrongdoing, it is in our best interest that they be held accountable.

Dems don’t give a damn about children. They just want to score points on the political football field. And that’s my problem with the Epstein saga. People are using innocent children to score points against a political opponent they don’t like. What happened to sacred honor? What happened to fighting battles mano-a-mano? Man to man. Leave the children out of it.