Some people in America are probably more hazardous to the public’s health than your average mask-less Republican. Serial killers and terrorists, for instance. But few people combine recklessness, selfishness, and ignorance more effectively than your average...
Let’s be clear: Trump consigliere Bill Barr serves only his client, and if we have a problem with that, he couldn’t care less. The attorney general/criminal defense attorney exudes authoritarian arrogance with each sneering breath, and he’s gonna do...
The party of aggrieved white people has been up to its usual racist tricks. Senator Tom Cotton says slavery was “a necessary evil”; the racist in the White House has snubbed John Lewis, whose coffin was two miles away: a dozen Texas GOP county chairs...
It’s simple math. A successful political coalition is built on the principle of addition, not subtraction. Basically, you welcome anyone who wants to help. You park all disagreements and join forces for the common cause. All Democrats should be thrilled that...
By Chris Satullo A quartet of thoughts for these frightening, promising times: 1. None of this should be any surprise In 2016, one of America’s smartest, fairest-minded journalists, James Fallows, provided a lasting public service. Writing for The Atlantic, Fallows...
