Charles Barkley Made a Great Point. Then Mike Huckabee Proved It.

During a broadcast of the Final Four tournament, Charles Barkley criticized politicians for pitting Americans against each other. Earlier in the day Mike Huckabee did just that. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Mike Huckabee's Outrageous Tweet Is a Perfect Example of Charles Barkley's Comment about Divisive Politics   The worlds of sports and politics came together in a twisted yet insightful way yesterday when a depraved tweet from former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee perfectly illustrated a point later made by former NBA star Charles Barkley. Huckabee, who started his career as a Southern Baptist minister, spent part of the day before Easter fuming about companies coming out against Georgia's new voting bill. SB 202 calls for sweeping changes to the state's election laws and puts in place restrictive measures that will, among other things, make it much harder to vote via absentee ballot. Read More           Mitch McConnell Is Barking Scared Now That Corporate Power Is Against Him   McConnell has a new statement out reacting to Major League Baseball's sanctions against Georgia following that state's Republican legislature passing a new "election reform" bill—the MLB is pulling this year's All-Star Game from Atlanta—and this scrap of parchment is something to behold. "We are witnessing a coordinated campaign by powerful and wealthy people to mislead and bully the American people," says the guy who helped pioneer the modern system of ultrawealthy citizens pouring millions of dollars into our elections, often anonymously, to influence votes and policy. Read More           Dwyane Wade's Easy-Breezy Easter Fit Should Be Your Spring Style Inspiration   While you were busy fishing your least-dirty tee from the pile of clothes in the corner of your bedroom and your cousin was ironing every last wrinkle out of his go-to, blue-and-white gingham shirt, Dwyane Wade was taking the prospect of an Easter fit to a whole other level. Forget tablecloth patterns and stretched-out crewnecks; Wade was delivering some holiday cheer in the form of an easy, breezy, incredibly cool cabana shirt from Tombolo. Read More           A Great Pair of High-Tops Is the Pinnacle of a Solid Sneaker Rotation   High-top sneakers aren't out of style. They didn't even make a comeback. Are you really trying to tell me an Air Jordan 1, a Chuck Taylor, or a Vans Sk8-Hi was ever a bad move? As for which pair to choose, we've rounded up eighteen of the best pairs. If you can't find something you like here, maybe it's time to consider going barefoot. Read More           50 Mother's Day Gifts Guaranteed to Make You Mom's Favorite Kid   It's never a bad time to let your mom know how much you appreciate everything she's done for you—from her days hauling you around in a stroller to now, when she texts you videos of the family dog to brighten your day. But Mother's Day is an especially good time, and that's where a good gift comes in. (Don't skip the card, either.) Maybe the perfect gift for your mom is a sentimental tribute to the family she's built. Maybe it's a cool gadget to keep up with her busy life, or a new piece of at-home workout equipment, or the accessory she'll wear all spring. Maybe all that matters is that it comes from her favorite kid (you, obviously). Whatever the case, it'll be here on our list of 50 great gift ideas for all moms that you can get to her in plenty of time. Read More           Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Reveal Ernest Hemingway's Private Fascination With Gender Fluidity   In the 1920s, Zelda Fitzgerald said of Ernest Hemingway, "Nobody is as male as all that." Fitzgerald saw right through the hypermasculine persona Hemingway cultivated: the gun-toting, hard-drinking, deep sea-fishing, big game-hunting, bullfighting, street-brawling, womanizing facade that lingers to this day. What this ossified mythology obscures is the real Hemingway, who we see illuminated from cradle to grave in Hemingway, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new three-part documentary, airing on PBS April 5th-7th. Viewed through Burns and Novick's revelatory lens, Hemingway emerges as a troubled and tragic figure, insecure about his masculinity and privately fascinated with gender fluidity, who produced some of the most miraculous work in the American canon. Ahead of Hemingway's release, Burns and Novick spoke with Esquire about where the man and the myth diverged. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2021 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019