Kibitzing with Lincoln

6 days ago | lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell

At this writing, Aaron Judge is hitting .396. It is unlikely, but definitely possible that he will hit .400 for the entire season. The last time a player hit .400 for a full season was in 1941 when Ted Williams hit .406. A number of Negro League players hit .400 after 1941, but they did it in shorter seasons as none played in even 80 games. Despite all the great players who have worn pinstripes, no Yankee has ever hit .400.

1 week ago | lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell

The midterm elections are now about 18 months away. While it will be extremely difficult for the Democrats to win back control of the Senate due to what is best understood as a permanently bad Senate map because of all those small states with two senators, the House of Representatives is a different story.

2 weeks ago | lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell

In part one of this series, I introduced the five major factions within the Trump regime. They are: 1) the hyper-capitalists; 2) the white nationalists; 3) the cultists; 4) the Putinists; and 5) the Network Statists. The first two groups were discussed in part one of this series. Groups three and four were discussed in part two of this series. In this final installment of the series, I will focus on the fifth faction, the Network Statists.

2 weeks ago | lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell

Welcome to my new subscribers. I know that many of you are primarily interested in my kibitzing on politics. Therefore, you may be surprised to find a baseball article in your inbox. I write a lot about politics on my Substack, but every now and then I write a baseball piece. Thinking about baseball helps me bring some balance to my life, so I hope you will indulge my periodic baseball musings. The 1978 Red Sox were one of the most memorable teams in baseball history.

3 weeks ago | lincolnmitchell.substack.com | Lincoln Mitchell

In part one of this series, I introduced the five major factions within the Trump regime. They are: 1) the hyper-capitalists; 2) the white nationalists; 3) the cultists; 4) the Putinists; and 5) the network statists. The first two groups were discussed in part one of this series. The diagram below is a review of the five factions and their sometimes-overlapping nature. The third MAGA faction is the cultists. The cultists are very widespread throughout the MAGA movement.