onfocus

As long as Hegseth keeps his chest-thumping and pull-up contests in the land of make-believe, these men are happy. Like their hero, the only masculine strength they seem interested in is the kind performed for cameras, far away from real-world challenges that might easily defeat their self-image as the mightiest of men.

This whole administration has felt like social media trolling colliding with the real world. It feels like people are learning that attention wins elections but you can't solely use attention to govern.