Archaic Torso of a Chicken

You can hate Donald Trump’s views on and treatment of women — and lots of people do! But, to expect Ivanka Trump to publicly condemn her father or his record on women’s issues is a bridge too far. It’s impossible for us to know what Ivanka Trump does (or doesn’t do) to influence her father’s views behind the scenes. And, because of that — and the fact that she is his daughter! — booing her for defending her dad is poor form.

–Chris Cillizza

Doing anything is wrong. You should

exist in a state of permanent repose,

a water-coddled jellyfish that goes

to where the current takes it. Honestly would

you be less happy, less inclined to good

behavior if you named your friends and foes,

or joined a youthful revolution in its throes,

wrote an op-ed, canvassed the neighborhood

than if you chose to live as if the tide

rising and falling were all that you need feel?

Cut out your conscience; consciousness is strife

embodied in the human mind; don’t act, abide;

nothing external to the endless dream is real.

You cannot see you. You must not change your life.