Some Pioneer Day reading

In this context, Lee's recent tweets about the murder of two Minnesota lawmakers inevitably became a subject of discussion at his church's headquarters, as @sambbenson.bsky.social reports. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Wrote this in April 2017

Miller always relished lib-baiting, and was known for outlandish stunts designed to provoke his ideological enemies. Just a few examples from my story:

What does America owe this family? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Mitt Romney on Ukraine: “We must not let personal squabbles weaken our resolve to stand with the freedom fighters and to oppose the authoritarian aggressors.”

During a deposition last year, Rupert Murdoch sat next to his lawyer who argued—explicitly—that Fox News is successful because it gives viewers what they want, and then cited its post-2020 election denial coverage as an example. The candor is pretty wild: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

I read this book a month ago, and haven't stopped thinking about it since. If you're in Washington this Friday, join us for what promises to be a fascinating conversation!

I'm thinking today about this Republican senator who wanted to convict Trump after January 6 but was too afraid for his personal safety and his family's.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Can’t wait to order up a baby that only needs 4 hours of sleep.

Insane to me that we as a society looked around and basically said, “You know what younger men need? Another massively self-destructive vice that they can easily access from the phone in their pocket.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/577...

As Mitt Romney delivers his farewell Senate speech today, I’m thinking about the final quote in my biography.

If only someone had asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

My family is serious about pie

A few things going on in Utah: Latter-day Saints becoming less Republican, Utah becoming less LDS, plus maybe a comedown from unusually high support for Romney in 2012. Still, notable that while most of America moves right, Utah and surrounding areas are going the other way.

Do we post random wholesome videos here? Because I walked to my local bookstore in the snow today and it was pretty nice.

Actually I’ve done some reporting on this! www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...