Tom Nichols

I keep trying to pull you towards the light. And then two minutes later, I'm in an alley. My wallet's gone. My glasses are broken. So I think the only other thing I'll get off my chest about yesterday is let's just end dark. Yesterday was bad. Wait till his cabinets in place. Or at least some of them.

I keep trying to pull you towards the light. And then two minutes later, I'm in an alley. My wallet's gone. My glasses are broken. So I think the only other thing I'll get off my chest about yesterday is let's just end dark. Yesterday was bad. Wait till his cabinets in place. Or at least some of them.

I keep trying to pull you towards the light. And then two minutes later, I'm in an alley. My wallet's gone. My glasses are broken. So I think the only other thing I'll get off my chest about yesterday is let's just end dark. Yesterday was bad. Wait till his cabinets in place. Or at least some of them.

I mean, look, some of these folks are, you know, people I would disagree with but would have to admit are perfectly plausible people. nominees at this point. I mean, I didn't want John Ratcliffe to be anywhere near the intelligence community, but a Republican loyalist of the elected president who has already served, you just say, okay.

I mean, look, some of these folks are, you know, people I would disagree with but would have to admit are perfectly plausible people. nominees at this point. I mean, I didn't want John Ratcliffe to be anywhere near the intelligence community, but a Republican loyalist of the elected president who has already served, you just say, okay.

I mean, look, some of these folks are, you know, people I would disagree with but would have to admit are perfectly plausible people. nominees at this point. I mean, I didn't want John Ratcliffe to be anywhere near the intelligence community, but a Republican loyalist of the elected president who has already served, you just say, okay.

Rubio's done. That's an easy call in any Republican administration, but I'm saving my inner existential angst for the first crisis where the White House Situation Room includes a briefing from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Rubio's done. That's an easy call in any Republican administration, but I'm saving my inner existential angst for the first crisis where the White House Situation Room includes a briefing from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Rubio's done. That's an easy call in any Republican administration, but I'm saving my inner existential angst for the first crisis where the White House Situation Room includes a briefing from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

I think that we were going to just have to do this one the day after Inauguration Day. And it went about as much as people would expect. So sleep well, America. Let's leave America with a beautiful line from The Princess Bride. Sleep well. I'll probably kill you in the morning.

I think that we were going to just have to do this one the day after Inauguration Day. And it went about as much as people would expect. So sleep well, America. Let's leave America with a beautiful line from The Princess Bride. Sleep well. I'll probably kill you in the morning.

I think that we were going to just have to do this one the day after Inauguration Day. And it went about as much as people would expect. So sleep well, America. Let's leave America with a beautiful line from The Princess Bride. Sleep well. I'll probably kill you in the morning.

Oh, you know, I purposely went there with intending to avoid the news, which I did. I just tuned into the to the Beeb to keep up on the serious stuff. And it was a very nice break. It was a reminder of how self-absorbed American politics has become that, you know, you turn on BBC World and

Oh, you know, I purposely went there with intending to avoid the news, which I did. I just tuned into the to the Beeb to keep up on the serious stuff. And it was a very nice break. It was a reminder of how self-absorbed American politics has become that, you know, you turn on BBC World and

Oh, you know, I purposely went there with intending to avoid the news, which I did. I just tuned into the to the Beeb to keep up on the serious stuff. And it was a very nice break. It was a reminder of how self-absorbed American politics has become that, you know, you turn on BBC World and

you find out a lot about basically that the entire geopolitical order of the Middle East is being reorganized rather than, you know, what Pete Hegseth's tattoos mean.

you find out a lot about basically that the entire geopolitical order of the Middle East is being reorganized rather than, you know, what Pete Hegseth's tattoos mean.

you find out a lot about basically that the entire geopolitical order of the Middle East is being reorganized rather than, you know, what Pete Hegseth's tattoos mean.

There's stuff happening out there, exactly. But I went to Europe because my wife and I decided that after the election, win, lose, or draw, no matter how it came out, we planned like six months ago that after just living through all this politics that we were going to pull chocks.

There's stuff happening out there, exactly. But I went to Europe because my wife and I decided that after the election, win, lose, or draw, no matter how it came out, we planned like six months ago that after just living through all this politics that we were going to pull chocks.