Author Archive: Sarah Hoyt

SAYING MEAN THINGS ABOUT SOMEONE ISN’T SATIRE: It’s just saying mean things about someone.Satire in the Age of Trump.

I’M LETTING THIS SIT TILL WE FIGURE IT OUT: But one of these people has a reputation for lying every time his lips move, while the other, if anything, tends to say too much.  Sure, Trump can be misinformed or mistaken.  On the other hand I used to believe whatever Obama said the opposite was true, and I’ve seen no reason to change that. Trump Claims Obama Wiretapped Him During Campaign; Obama Refutes It .

KIM DU TOIT IS BLOGGING: In Splendid Isolation and explaining why he left South Africa.  As you go over and read that, remember that the Zulus and the Boers arrived in that particular region at practically the same time from different directions.  (Historical fact.)  And yet, somehow, the skin color of those who own a piece of land is the most important fact.  (And also, as a piece of data, at least back when I had lots of friends there, the Zulus are, as a rule conservative.  As to what conservative means there now, who knows?)  The other day I was talking to #2 son about how we never hear of anything going wrong in South Africa and yet it keeps bleeding people.  So, there you have it.