Mike Lee is Full of Crap

He wants to take your public lands away. It is not, let's be clear, to increase housing.

View in Browser  Monday, June 23, 2025 Back during COVID times, I briefly worked for the Salt Lake Tribune and became all-too-familiar with Utah senator Mike Lee's antics, like when he called Joe Biden a would-be autocrat for mandating vaccines. So, it's no surprise that the Republican politician is back in the news for some other terrible stance: privatizing public lands. Esquire political columnist Charles P. Pierce has some choice words for the "konztitooshunal skolar" in a new article below. – Chris Hatler, deputy editor   Plus: The 11 best shoes for standing all day All 35 Steven Spielberg movies, ranked $200 off a new TV, and more tech deals on Amazon worth shopping Don't Believe a Word from Utah Senator Mike Lee He wants to take your public lands away. It is not, let's be clear, to increase housing. Senator Mike Lee, the famous "konztitooshunal skolar" from the state of Utah, is making a strong run at the long-vacant throne of Rick Santorum as the most colossal dick in American politics. Last week, he decided to make a ha-ha funny about an episode of domestic terrorism that claimed the life of a Minnesota state legislator, her husband, and her dog, and nearly took the life of another member of the state legislature. Now, he's stanning for a provision in the Big Plug Ugly—one that already was stripped from the House bill that would open up 250 million acres of public lands across the west to eventual despoilment and waste.  READ THE STORY The story behind my brother's suicide note. How obvious does it need to be that someone was in need of help? Dan O'Brien grapples with his family's shame that kept his brother from getting the help he needed. >> Iran shouldn't have nukes. But Trump shouldn't conduct an unconstitutional war. Charlie P. Pierce wishes the Republicans elected in his lifetime could leave the Middle East alone. >> Five Fits With: Relentless Brooklyn-Based Band Model/Actriz It's tough to classify Model/Actriz, but when I first heard them, I was instantly gripped by their driving, pulsing, intense sound. They formed in 2016 and released their first album, Dogsbody, in 2023 to strong reviews. Their new record, Pirouette, is dramatic and polished, leaning more heavily into dance and pop influences and taking in to account some of the lessons they learned while touring in support of their debut. Music is my first love. Style, clothing, and fashion came later. One of my great joys in life is bridging the two. By Christopher Fenimore What It Feels Like to Be Attacked by a Hippopotamus It lifted the entire canoe out of the water, and then we dropped back down. Imagine going over a boulder when you're whitewater rafting: You hit it, thud it, and bounce up quickly. But instead of us running into it, it came from under us and toppled the canoe sideways. We didn't have the stability to stay in anymore. Ryan fell one direction towards the back, and when the canoe plopped back down, I fell forward, out the front. I thought, Okay, we've got to start swimming to the rocks immediately. I got maybe one stroke in, and that's when it grabbed my leg and dragged me down. As Told to Ryan D'Agostino Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2025 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779