Alexandra Petri

“what could possibly happen when I’m on parental leave”

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

I am no parliamentarian but if you can just hold the vote open indefinitely after the votes are in until you get the outcome you want that feels uhhh not democratic

the art team outdid themselves with the illustration for this piece exploring the Kash Patel FBI extended universe

I watched the State of the Union and all you got was this, on Mike Johnson gazing rapturously as Trump ranted about fountains of blood

Lucky Trump Fan Mike Johnson Gets Dream Trip to State of the Union

in honor of a certain surgeon general nominee’s hearing today, here is the story of (among other things) the time I tried to take her advice about milk www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

say that to Boxer from Animal Farm’s face I dare you

this must be the most descriptions of blood gushing in any state of the union address by a wide margin

personally if I were sitting behind a man proclaiming that my entire job was meaningless and my power was as dust in his eyes I would not smile and clap and nod and stand but that is one of many ways Mike Johnson and I are different

ah we have arrived at tariffs, apparently the font of every blessing

if inflation is down why is Trump bestowing the presidential medal of freedom on the men’s hockey team goalie

if inflation is down then why is literally every line receiving a standing ovation