Sorry for the lack of order, I just remembered that this was sitting on my desktop. I wrote this on September 21st, 2020, after Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death. Her bravery and strength in trying to hold on until “this nightmare is over” (her words, or words to that effect) might shame those GOPers who are …

I wrote this as a comment to an article in the Washington Post the morning after the insurrection on Jan. 6th, 2021. The ease with which Trump has manipulated the GOP base to his own ends should surprise nobody. It is the logical endpoint to the “Southern Strategy” the GOP has employed since Nixon, using …