The Seashells Were Never the Point
On the Comey indictment, the commentariat’s sedative, and the architecture being built while we laugh.
The dominant take on James Comey’s second indictment is that it’s laughable. Unprofessional. Beneath the dignity of serious law. A former FBI director charged with threatening the president’s life via a beach photo via seashells is the kind of thing that writes its own punchline. And the commentariat, with characteristic efficiency, has obliged. Legal a…




