Friday, August 29, 2025

Trump got what Cracker Barrel backlash was really about

A corporate entity like Cracker Barrel, which has a cultural identity, is a decidedly special thing in a society as materialistic as our own. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Aug 29 2025

 
Cracker Barrel announces on Aug. 26, 2025, that it's axing the new logo after backlash, returning to its classic design.

A corporate entity like Cracker Barrel, which has a cultural identity, is a decidedly special thing in a society as materialistic as our own.

Flowers and other offerings sit at an intersection near the Annunciation Church, which is a home to an elementary school and was the scene of a shooting the day before, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Aug. 28, 2025.
 

In the wake of another school shooting, we want to hear from you

The Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, again raises the question: Why do we accept gun violence as normal?

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2025.
 

RFK Jr. prompts CDC walkout. He's killing America's health.

Everyone should light up the phone lines of their congressional representatives and demand the impeachment of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about the Election Rigging Response Act at a news conference on Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. The redistricting effort in California is in response to Texas, where Republican lawmakers are pushing new redistricting maps at President Donald Trump's request.
 

Newsom dreams of replacing Trump as California becomes a nightmare

The captain of California's sinking ship, Gov. Gavin Newsom, is too busy planning his 2028 presidential bid to address his state's mounting problems.

Members of the National Guard patrol Washington, DC, past a banner of President Donald Trump on Aug. 27, 2025.
 

National Guard soldiers mulching DC? That's what Trump has them doing.

National Guard troops are now spreading mulch and picking up trash in our nation's capital, thanks to President Donald Trump.

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confer with a Metropolitan Police Department office during a traffic stop, after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed National Guard and ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
 

I live in DC. Crime is finally down – thanks to Trump.

President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard soldiers to fight crime in Washington, DC, is necessary because local leaders are inept.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press availability with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office with Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Furthering his federal takeover of the capital city's law enforcement, Trump signed orders ending cashless bail in the District of Columbia mandating prosecution for people who desecrate the   American flag, including by burning it. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776373394 ORIG FILE ID: 2232042645
 

Trump threatens to torch the First Amendment over flag burning

I understand President Donald Trump's desire to punish people who destroy the American flag. But protecting our Constitution is more essential.

President Donald Trump presides over his Cabinet meeting at the White House on Aug. 26, 2025.
 

Don't fall for Trump's trap. He can't criminalize flag burning.

President Donald Trump predictably relies on distraction tactics when things are not going well for him. He's in that kind of spot now.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (87) react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo.
 

The NFL wants $25 billion by 2027. Why not sell romance?

Taylor Swift is a brand, an entity and the singular point where art, commerce and, now, love intersect.

Colombian troops deploy around Medellin in a hunt for Medellin Cartel leader Pablo Escobar in February 1993.
 

Deploying US troops against cartels would create another forever war

U.S. troops shouldn't die in another forever war when there are alternatives to undermine cartels and stem the flow of drugs. I know. I was in the CIA

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