This Week and Next

Friday, September 19, 2025

The Week That Was: A Carousel of Chaos

What a circus we've witnessed this week. The American political space has outdone itself with a particularly red performance that I am sure is making McCarthy look up and smile. Trump's muzzling of Jimmy Kimmel (because heaven forbid a comedian should do comedy), RFK Jr.'s methodical dismantling of yet another pillar of public health—apparently determined to return us to the days of polio—and the nation's mystifying canonization of a figure whose misogyny and racism was matched only by his talent for self-promotion.

Meanwhile, the First Lady touched down in Britain sporting what can only be described as millinery from another galaxy, while I, in a fit of insomnia-induced masochism, subjected myself to two episodes of "With Love Meghan." Truly, it was a week that defied both logic and good taste, and I've barely scratched the surface.

The coming week promises even more absurdity. Tiffany has finally embraced her full Trump destiny—snout firmly plante…