Our free speech rights are very broad, which is one of the greatest things about America. Part of what that means, though, is that it's legal for dishonest profiteers like Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and Rush Limbaugh to lie every day and, … [Continue reading] about How Do We Stop Big Lies but Keep Free Speech?
If a thing is wrong, but profitable and legal, someone will do it. Rush Limbaugh has gotten very rich by exploiting his listeners’ ignorance and fear, leaving them knowing less and hating more every day. And he’s doing it even now, no matter the cost … [Continue reading] about Limbaugh’s Inferno
With his experience, knowledge, and skills, Joe Biden will be one of the most qualified presidents in history. He will also be one of the best-liked by virtually everyone who has encountered him. He is a thoroughly good man. And by itself that … [Continue reading] about A Good Man
The Capitol rioters and their supporters seem to think they’re reenacting the American Revolution. They’re about as close to the real thing as Civil War reenacters are. Actually, strike that. I understand many Civil War reenacters are careful … [Continue reading] about The Revolution Reenacters
One of the most confounding things about Trump supporters, never more than now, is their comfort with mutually contradictory beliefs. They love and hate the police (some will even beat a cop with a Thin Blue Line flag).They’re committed to moral … [Continue reading] about How You Can Both Love and Hate the Police: Trumpism as Dream Logic