Having one's cake and eating it is impossible: one who has eaten a cake, of necessity no long has that cake. Johnson, you see, can do more than merely contradict himself about some matter of fact. So… (View Post)

If only I could think that we have the ability to choose those in power to give effect to our concerns. As it is, many members of the electorate are deprived of such an ability. The ability is taken … (View Post)

Yes, the Republican Party legitimizes hate. Never more so than under Trump. Even if he can’t get himself re-elected, there will remain many would-be senators, representatives, governors, mayors, happ… (View Post)

The ugliness and volume of Trump’s rhetoric was bound to make him newsworthy. And perhaps his descriptions of female opponents (‘fat pig’, ‘slob’,‘ dog’, ‘disgusting animal’, and now ‘monster’) has e… (View Post)

You distinguish 'before' and 'after'. I think that if there's to be a chance of getting things right for the future, more attention must be paid to a more distant past than you allow. I think we need… (View Post)