QAnon is just the latest excrescence of the ancient blood libel against Jews, in all its horror and stupidity, amplified by dishonest media, social media, and the lowest of the low political opportunists, including our soon-to-be former … [Continue reading] about QAnon Is the Blood Libel
Democracy Is Saved, For Now
As we celebrate, let's do it with big hearts. American democracy has been saved, for now. And we're called to restore it. … [Continue reading] about Democracy Is Saved, For Now
Trump’s Coup Attempt
Nov. 5, 2020, 7:30 pm EST. We must see what’s happening while it’s happening: With his address just now, the president tried to stage a coup. Everything he said was a lie, obviously. He lies daily, all day. But these are among the most dangerous … [Continue reading] about Trump’s Coup Attempt
The corner we’re rounding? It leads to even more deaths.
Here are two views of the corner we are most definitely not rounding, no matter how many times the president repeats his latest branding catchphrase/magic spell. We are entering our third spike in cases and deaths, and continue to rank near … [Continue reading] about The corner we’re rounding? It leads to even more deaths.
Trump Promises Release From Civilization and Its Discontents
One way of understanding how Trump’s die-hard base can believe his obvious and easily disproven lies—last night's debate saw an “avalanche” of them, as fact-checker Daniel Dale said—is that the point is not persuasion, but permission. When … [Continue reading] about Trump Promises Release From Civilization and Its Discontents