As we have learned over the centuries, when it comes to burning witches, it doesn’t really matter if you have burned a real witch or just someone who, in your fevered, partisan, and paranoid imagination, could easily become a witch in the future. It is the burning that is the message.
If you ask me, there is an obvious reason why Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans and the most violent amongst them, the newly pardoned Proud Boys and the Oathkeepers, are rejoicing at the efforts to reverse the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection of birthright.
As we take a look at how it is that litigation against Donald Trump has ended in a whimper, let’s try and find the smallest bit of solace amongst the ruins of diminished expectations.
If ever there was a president prone to abusing the significant powers of the CIA, it is Donald Trump. If ever there was a potential head of the CIA exceptionally willing to yield its powers on behalf of a president without reservation, it is John Radcliffe, his nominee.
Perhaps the MAGA amongst us will be celebrating, but I can sympathize with those who doubt that Dr. Jay Bhattacharya’s renewed presence in our lives will actually Make Great Barrington Great Again.
There I was, right smack in the midst of The Incomprehensible. Quite clearly, it was later for COVID. In Truskmumpia, the agenda is set by Donald Trump.
As almost all of Trump's previous indictments melt into the ether, how much of a stretch is it, really, that Kash Patel, who despises the FBI with all his energy, has been picked to head it?
Since Karl Marx reminded us about the farcical nature of our politics, I guess it is my task to do the best I can to fully explore what awaits us. Unfortunately, there are too many clowns and not enough space.
On November 5, 2024, we will either throw away centuries of progress and revert to the unchecked impulses of a tyrant or re-embrace a commitment to the rule of law.
