I attended the protest because of what Republicans taught me.
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We are remembering two different Charlie Kirks
The way we see Charlie Kirk, his life and death, and indeed, nearly everything, is determined less by the facts than by our personal paradigms. Less by the truth than by our algorithms. This past week showed me how the media environments we’ve built for ourselves shape our realities. It’s no wonder we’ve become soContinue reading “We are remembering two different Charlie Kirks”
Putting a conspiracy theorist in charge: what could go wrong?
An antivax recovering heroin addict with a partially worm-eaten brain is in charge of our public health. How bad can it be?
Epstein controversy proves that it is possible for Donald Trump to lose supporters
MAGA is caught between two very uncomfortable possibilities: Either Trump, his entire Cabinet, and every Republican in DC are all engaged in a massive coverup to protect pedophiles, or those same people have been lying to them for years.
Be Careful What You Wish For
No sob stories, no guilt trips. Just numbers, facts, and logic.
If it Ain’t Broke, Don’t Illegally Try to Fix it and Break it in the Process
The headline isn’t “Trump imposes 100% tariffs on foreign films.” It’s “Trump illegally announces film tariffs he has no authority to impose.”
It’s the Economy, Stupid
Clear back in 1992, while advising Bill Clinton on his ultimately successful White House run, James Carville coined the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid.” It has attained political immortality, still invoked virtually every election season more than thirty years later—and for good reason. Americans may disagree about a lot of things—most things, if I’m beingContinue reading “It’s the Economy, Stupid”
This is a Constitutional Crisis
Trump is openly defying a ruling of the Supreme Court—and his oath of office.
Understanding Trump and his Tariffs
Trying to narrow down this topic into a single, coherent article has been a massive challenge, but I’ve done my best. Here are the keys to understanding what the president believes, what he’s doing, and why he’s wrong. “America is getting ripped off.” Trump has believed this for decades. In 1987 he took out full-pageContinue reading “Understanding Trump and his Tariffs”
This Time It’s Personal
The day after the presidential election, I wrote an article entitled Why He Won. I was reeling from his victory, in disbelief that so many Americans wanted to give him power again. I had thought that January 6 was enough on its own to make him electorally toxic. I had forgotten, again, that he couldContinue reading “This Time It’s Personal”
Wilderness Dispatch 