It's "a tricky dance for Democrats: Take on the extremists with clarity while also seeking to govern effectively. That means pursuing bipartisanship when possible, yet knowing the MAGA Republicans are bent on burning down the house." https://america.substack.com/p/a-choice-between-chaos-and-governance 

 "There once was a Republican party that prided itself on its commitment to the American military, loudly professing its respect for national defense….Those days are over."

https://america.substack.com/p/the-demise-of-the-gop 

 Three of 21 examples from a sane world: 
1. "No elected official, including an ex-president, would use his position to incite violence and increase the ongoing danger of stochastic terrorism."

2. "Citizens who believe in performing their public duty would not have reason to worry about their safety in serving as election workers, jurors or librarians."

3. "Nazism and fascism would not be fashionable in any circle seeking power."

https://america.substack.com/p/in-a-sane-world-take-three 

 “Sometimes the cascade of news events can be crushing, a surreal expression of a world turned upside down..” That’s why I reflected on these 21 examples of what sanity would look like. Among them: #11. “No elected official, including an ex-president, would use his position to incite violence and increase the ongoing danger of stochastic terrorism.” https://open.substack.com/pub/america/p/in-a-sane-world-take-three?r=bb6o8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web 

 Trump is getting worse, more dangerous, more bent on inciting violence. This is not a presidential candidate; this is a criminal defendant seeking to save his own skin no matter how much damage it causes. The media must stop pretending this is in any way a normal presidential horse race. 

 Marjorie Taylor Greene briefing Trump on her “strategy” for Biden’s impeachment. Vladimir Putin condemning America for its “political persecution” of Trump. Mitt Romney admitting most of his Republican colleagues don’t believe in the Constitution. A growing number of young people globally favoring military rule and strongman leadership over democracy.
“Some weeks it seems the world has slipped off its axis and gone mad.”

https://america.substack.com/p/fragments-from-a-fractured-body-politic