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
Trump Dead-Enders: What’s the Real Reason You’re Sticking With Him?
We keep hearing moral reasons for supporting an immoral president, led by opposition to abortion. They're excuses. None of them accounts for sticking with a corrupt, incompetent, racist autocrat who threatens public health, national security, and … [Continue reading] about Trump Dead-Enders: What’s the Real Reason You’re Sticking With Him?
We’re Watching Trump’s Presidency Implode
I was on a panel on China Global Television Network's "The Heat" on Oct. 7, 2020, talking with host Mike Walter about President Trump's return to the White House after his hospital treatment for COVID-19, in the context of my book Patriots of Two … [Continue reading] about We’re Watching Trump’s Presidency Implode