The Baby That Broke Jezebel
Vice President JD Vance is making the rounds promoting his new book, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, including an upcoming appearance on The View. We can probably predict how that conversation will go.…
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Side-Eye Friday: The Knicks, The Illiterates, The Scots, And Hunter Biden’s Next Career Move
Another week has passed, which means America once again delivered enough material to make satire feel unnecessary. This week we learned that socialist politicians enjoy VIP perks, college professors are discovering students cannot read, corporate…
The Party That Sees Nazis Everywhere Just Nominated One
True, factual statement: Democrats are Nazis. Maine voters just sent Graham Platner to the midterms as their representative. Oh, and let us not forget he's also a misogynist. So we can safely say Graham Platner…
America 250: The 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Fifty-six men signed a document that changed the world. None of them knew how the story would end. America 250 Exploring the people, ideas, and stories behind America's 250th birthday. One advantage of living 250…
The Emergency Threat Facing America: Dana White’s Octagon
If you have been lying awake at night worried about inflation, the national debt, border security, foreign conflicts, or whether California will finish counting ballots before the Olympics start, you can finally relax. A group…
Of Course Tucker Carlson Now Has A Crush On Gavin Newsom
According to HuffPost, Tucker Carlson has developed a newfound admiration for California Governor Gavin Newsom. The evidence for this dramatic development is that Carlson recently described Newsom as "very charming" and "fun to talk to"…
Everybody Loves Diversity Until The U-Haul Arrives
A certain segment of America has spent years lecturing the rest of us about the importance of diversity. Diversity makes us stronger, smarter, and better. Entire industries have sprung up around the idea. It all…
Everybody Wants To Change The World. Nobody Wants To Clean The Garage.
Welcome to The Back Porch, a new Sunday feature on An Americanist. Most of the week I spend my time writing about politics, culture, and whatever fresh absurdity happens to be making headlines. On Sundays,…
The Wyoming Stand Your Ground Case Slate Already Decided
I came across a Slate article this week asking a provocative question: "Do Trans People Have Stand Your Ground Rights?" By the time I finished reading it, I found myself wondering something else entirely. Did…
Candace Owens And The Audacity Caucus
Candace Owens recently sat down for an interview in Russia, where she joked that she would never run for president unless it were as a dictator. Along the way, she floated Tucker Carlson as a…