Maybe the President Should Not Encourage This

The Red Dawn cosplay in the Michigan legislature last week is leading to deeper and darker places. If you have trouble reading this message, [view it in a browser](. [Maybe the President* Should Not Encourage This]( It is now clear that this particular spasm of empowered ignorance is a product of the wingnut collective. It also is now clear that the great majority of the American people are not willing to risk death at the inspiration of some radio male-enhancement pitchman. It also is now clear, if it wasn’t clear from the spectacle of Red Dawn cosplay in the Michigan legislature last week, that having the president* encourage sedition against his own government is not a plan for effective leadership. Sooner or later, it comes to this.[Read More]( [Elon Musk and Grimes Named Their Baby X Æ A-12, Which Must Mean Something…Right?]( As every new parent knows, there is no greater feeling than looking into a newborn child's eyes, and then assigning it a name that reads like the phonetic spelling of the sound a dial up modem makes while connecting to the World Wide Web. Potentially, that is what Grimes and Elon Musk did in the wee hours of the morning when the couple welcomed a new child into the world. While Grimes has opted to let the child choose its gender, Elon Musk is a bit more ... well...[Read More]( [What Would the U.S. Pandemic Response Look Like If Someone Else were President?]( While the president reminds us, once again, that he is a few disinfectants short of a cleaning kit—this time thinking out loud to his nearly 80 million followers, in the middle of the night, about what his own senior White House adviser "did to her deranged loser of a husband"—maybe it's time to look around the world a bit. That same president, and the Son-in-Law-in-Chief, have crowned the American response to the novel coronavirus a roaring success, one befitting this truly exceptional country. Meanwhile, U.S. cases are still growing by thousands per day and the projected death toll has gone from 60,000 to at least 100,000, and possibly much higher. But what does life look like elsewhere?[Read More]( [35 Cheap Mother's Day Gift Ideas for the Son on a Budget]( You're on a tight budget right now. That's understandable, given the way things have been going this year. And besides, your mom is always telling you "not to fuss" and "I don't need anything" and "your love is enough" when a gift-giving occasion like Mother's Day rolls around. That being said, you absolutely should fuss, at least a little, and get her something, because it'll make her feel special, and she deserves as much. You just don't have to drop an arm and a leg (and her grandkid's future college fund) to do it. Here are 35 useful, thoughtful Mother's Day gifts you can buy mom for less than $30. It was never about how much you spent, anyway.[Read More]( [I Followed the Masses Through Every Clichéd Quarantine Hobby in the Book]( Back in March when the reality of this pandemic first hit, my anxiety was at its highest. As we approach month three of isolation, two things have happened for me. One, all this has started to feel less strange, and two, I’m extremely unsettled by that. While some of what I’m doing and thinking feels like classic me, my altered mental state is truly shocking when I recall who I was circa February, 2020.[Read More]( [How to Make a Margarita]( It's Margarita season. Drinks menus everywhere are bombarded with two-for-one Marg deals, Marg pitcher deals, and just plain dirt-cheap Marg deals. It wouldn't be summer without them. But the first Margarita of the season is a treat built on tradition, and tradition calls for simplicity: good tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime juice, and salt for good measure. We don't need our Marg to be blended into a slushie, or doused in mango-pomegranate-spicy-hibiscus-strawberry syrup. At least, not until we're three deep.[Read More]( [Read More on Esquire.com]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice]( esquire.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019