When it comes to who is the most revenge-infatuated person in American politics, Donald Trump wins hands down. From sending annual hand tracings to Graydon Carter, who once dubbed him a "short-fingered vulgarian" in Spy Magazine, to ridiculing his political opponents with ...read more

Hello, Mr. Charles Pierce, writer for Esquire magazine and frequent guest on radio and television talk shows. I have a question for you. You have stated recently, Mr. Charles Pierce, writer for Esquire magazine and frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, that people ...read more

Yesterday I popped up a quickie post here about a piranha attack in Argentina that injured a bunch of people, including several children. I called it "my favorite story of the day," which it was only insofar as it gave me something I could easily write a crappy joke about on a ...read more

From Charlie Pierce's "What's the Matter with Texas?" post over at Esquire today: The voters in the state of Texas would prefer Louie Gohmert, the lowest watt bulb in what is an admittedly dim chandelier, to Julian Castro, one of the best young candidates the Democratic party ...read more

There are times when it feels like Charlie Pierce really is a national treasure, and right now is definitely one of them. In a quick piece just posted a little while ago, the Esquire political columnist and writer-at-large nails the grim reality of what Ted Cruz's seemingly ...read more

Movie tough guy and two time George Bush voter Bruce Willis apparently isn't too impressed with Mitt Romney. In an interview with Esquire, the Hollywood hero had the following to say about the Republican Presidential nominee: He’s just such a disappointment, an embarrassment. ...read more