What Happens Next with Brett Kavanaugh Is Anyone's Guess

If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Anyone Who Claims to Know What Happens Next Is Lying   So far, the president is making brave noises. Senator Dianne Feinstein wants all hearings into the nomination postponed until an FBI investigation into this mess is concluded but, at the moment, there's no stomach for what an FBI investigation might reveal. Senator Mitch McConnell, who warned the White House that Kavanaugh would be a tough sell, knew about the Ramirez allegations a week ago, so it is fair to assume that, whatever else may be out there, he already knows it, and yet he told the Values Voters Summit last week that he was going to "plow on through" with the nomination. But before the whole thing really gets rolling this week, we should all take a look back at a McClatchy story from a year ago. Read More           Deborah Ramirez and the Suffocating Banality of Assault   The idea that Republicanism has any apparatus to deal with sexual assault is, largely, laughable to begin with, given its hardwiring to promote a certain kind of man at the expense of all others. But Ramirez and Ford's allegations, to my mind, challenge the deepest fibers of conservative masculinity—that now, okay, it's suddenly not cool to shove your dick at a drunk girl at a party? Isn't that exactly what college is for? Read More           On a Hill In Kenya, W. Kamau Bell Met the Real Anthony Bourdain   Bourdain and Bell's 11-day trip became the television legend's final full episode of Parts Unknown. Despite the beauty of nature stretched out before them, Bell—a comedian and host of CNN's United Shades of America—was in awe of the man at his side. The cameras around them were pulled far back, so Bell didn't think they were filming, and he took the moment to "tell him how much he means to me separate from us doing this episode of TV together," Bell told Esquire a few days before the premiere of the final season of Parts Unknown. Read More           Dazed and Confused Is a Movie About Time. It's So Subtle, You May Have Never Realized It.   Dazed and Confused, which marks its 25th anniversary today, remains a cult classic for its bell bottoms and bongs, the incredible soundtrack, and quotable dialogue. But under its light and comedic surface lies the reminder that we can't control time—not when we came of age or how we grew up after we officially became grownups. Read More           The Trump Administration's New Immigration Proposal Is Nothing But Pure Cruelty   The spectacle of Donald J. Trump, American president, flailing on Twitter can be strangely reassuring—lulling us into the false belief that his administration is too incompetent to act on its worst impulses. But this weekend offered a reminder of the cruelties the Trump team can accomplish, in the form of a plan that would force authorized immigrants to choose between feeding and housing themselves and their children and being awarded green cards. The effects on the children of immigrants, most of whom are themselves American citizens, could be absolutely monstrous. Read More           Trump Went Completely Off the Wall on His Tour de Bad Radio Interview   El Jefe was remarkably reserved for much of last week, but regular service looks set to resume. At the end of last week, Trump began to question why Dr. Christine Blasey Ford did not come forward earlier. Trump continued on that line in a radio interview set to air Monday. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2018 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019