It’s the end of 2025 (thank God) and we’re taking a look back and the year that was on Lincoln Square. We’re starting out with the top 5 Rick Wilson columns for the year. It was really, really hard to narrow this down. But we tried.
So without further ado …
The East Wing Obscenity
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There’s a way the light falls in the White House on autumn afternoons in Washington, thinning with the waning of the year, slanting, a dull gold the color of old parchment, that makes you feel you’ve slipped into a country where history isn’t past tense but a persistent whisper.
Trump Goes to Hell
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They say there’s a bright tunnel, a welcoming chorus, a beaming reunion with the lost and beloved. He got the tunnel, sure, but the light was gaudy, with a little neon edge to it, as if someone had gold-leafed the sun and marked it up fifty percent. The chorus was a loop of his own applause lines, tinny and off-tempo. He had the odd sensation of dying i…
The Silence of the Generals
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Here’s the thing, and you know it in your bones: That speech was insane. Not “politician riffing” insane. Not “grandpa got a little too stoked on Adderall” insane.
We want to hear from you. What should have made the list? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
I love all your articles, but The Silence of the Generals article really got me. As a veteran, listening to a draft dodging, convicted felon spouting off about Anything military really sticks in my craw. As for Hegseth, he couldn't lead an army out of a paper bag. Both men are buffoons.
Keep up the good work, Rick. Happy New Year!
Thank for those articles or columns. They speak the truth no matter how dark this administration is. Merry Christmas morning!