2018 archive
The Great Settling 0
Jeff Wallach is dismayed that we can’t do better than this.
Spilt Tea 0
Farron theorizes that the Donald Trump ascendency is a direct result of teabaggery.
Driftglass frequently argues that the “Tea Party” was nothing more than a rebranding of Republicanism to disassociate it from President George the Worst, but I think Farron has a point–that, in some way, teabaggery unleashed a torrent of stupid that had previously been confined, like the Duke of Harzardous’s coal ash, in Republican retention ponds.
Now the dams of discourse are breached, and the poison flows freely.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
One more time . . . politeness is child’s play.
In Spite of the Evidence 0
Dr. Jean Kim explores the magical thinnking of anti-vaxxers.
The Lies of the Land 0
Mike explores why evangelical “Christians” like Sarah Huckabee Sanders find it so easy to lie for Donald Trump (warning: language, vehemence).
Republican Family Values 0
Almost in passing, Leonard Pitts, Jr., notes a confluence. Follow the link for context:
