Secular arguments against Christian nationalism are too credulous.
So they tried to destroy his good name. That's the story.
Trump's vast assault on the public trust has bipartisan consequences.
And yet people will fight and find joy in it.
There are now so many people who are using artificial intelligence to generate their writing that Substack* now offers a service to scan for it. I am happy to report the results of a recent scan of my own writing. You will not be surprised to learn that it was
They're part of a broader effort to salt the earth of public trust.
But it didn't begin with his war. It began with his reelection.
Plus: What anti-Black racists fear about a Black Helen.
Plus: Kentucky's Andy Beshear isn't going to vacate Mitch McConnell's seat; and "everybody knows it": Hunter Biden outs the late Lindsey Graham as gay.
Politics in plain English for normal people and the common good.
It's been a couple of weeks but progressives have already forgotten.
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Charles Gaba says those who remain are sicker and paying more for less.
Stephen Robinson thinks they are not taking it personally enough.
In fact, Trump is creating a cartel and he's the boss.
He sold courage, but delivered impunity.
Looks like she saw a chance to build a fifth column and it blew up in her face.
Jenny Racicot slapped fellow progressives back into adulthood.
It lifts up losers, brings down winners.
Small-r republican liberalism is having a day.
The GOP has taken a maximal position that requires a maximal counter-position.
No democracy can endure when justices are untouchable.
To change America, change the court.
