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A flawed Constitution?
Ian Millhiser says it doesn’t give us a way to get rid of bad presidents. Impeachment? No. He calls that “a paper tiger”: There should be a way to remove a criminal president from office, but the impeachment power ain’t it. The power of impeachment is a paper tiger, largely unused throughout American history, and…
Nihilist Press Abets Fascist Politics
If nothing matters but power, Trump can do no wrong.
Nihilism in a Nutshell
Below is the Times’ Maggie Haberman. She tweeted this yesterday. She’s defending an earlier tweet (see the screenshot) in which she agreed with her Times colleague Adam Goldman that yesterday’s Mueller hearing didn’t reveal anything new and therefore had very little worth paying attention to. Fact: Mueller said Trump could be charged with crimes after…
Mueller and the anti-moral press
They are driving me crazy. Maybe it’s a short drive. The Post’s Aaron Blakehttps://twitter.com/johnastoehr/status/1154046500126593024?s=20 The Times’ Glenn Thrushhttps://twitter.com/johnastoehr/status/1154046909092265984?s=20 The Times’ Trip Gabriel, Maggie Haberman and Adam Goldmanhttps://twitter.com/johnastoehr/status/1154047515366326272?s=20 The Times’ Peter Bakerhttps://twitter.com/johnastoehr/status/1154047722653138944?s=20 Add to this list. —JS
Mueller Just Needs to Be Mueller
The case against Donald Trump won’t fade after he testifies.
Wednesday is Mueller’s time
Everyone is talking about Robert Mueller’s testimony tomorrow. Here are few thoughts. Mueller is going to tell us what he’s already told us. It’s important for people to see that on TV. GOP says if Mueller doesn’t have anything new, Trump’s in the clear. That’s nonsense. Did the Dems wait too long? I don’t think…
The Folly of ‘National Conservatism’
Never-Trumpers are paving the way for a revival of liberalism.
I was wrong. Trump really is like Hitler
Tim Wise wrote this Twitter thread over the weekend. It influenced today’s edition of the Editorial Board. He related his experience campaigning against David Duke’s bid for Louisiana governor. He said the key was treating Duke as a threat to democracy, not as anything close to a normal candidate. Not long after Trump took office,…
Make 2020 about Trump’s Racism
We need a liberal, moral and anti-racist vision of nationality.
Weekend caption contest!
Nobel winner Nadia Murad of Iraq tried explaining how and why ISIS murdered her family. This was the president’s face during that discussion. (I know; it’s hard to believe.) Who can come up with the best thought bubble? The winner gets a special citation in Monday’s edition! And while you’re here, consider giving the Editorial…