Five myths about evangelicals
They aren’t all conservative, and abortion hasn’t always driven their politics.
They aren’t all conservative, and abortion hasn’t always driven their politics.
We are learning the extent to which political violence and the subversion of democracy are in bounds to a wide spectrum of Americans.
For more than a century, some people questioned that right.
The elderly aren’t the group that feels most isolated.
Distrust by many conservatives of virtually all media has given rise to fringe platforms that seek to tear us further apart and undermine democracy.
The New England Patriots coach understands what his attendance at a White House ceremony would have meant in this climate and context.
That the attempted coup failed shouldn’t blind us to its significance or the stain it has left on America. Nor to the importance of holding those responsible fully accountable.
It’s not hard to hear the people saying the election was stolen, starting with the president himself. But just because lies are all too audible or sincerely believed that doesn’t make them truths. Nor does it mean they were “silenced.” It means they were heard but failed to persuade enough Americans — and that’s no excuse to riot.
Where were these fearless rebels during the eight weeks after the election when the president was desperately trying to subvert the results?
Georgia and D.C. this week revealed two competing visions of American politics.
We knew this was coming, we had the evidence, none of it was a mystery.
Republican senators who refuse to certify Biden’s victory are inflaming doubts they helped kindle. That’s poison for democracy.
An administration that began in the shadow of an “Access Hollywood” tape is winding down in the shadow of a Georgia phone tape.
As dangerous and ridiculous as such talk is, many Republicans still think this is all a temporary fever.
After such good initial vaccine news, it would be a pity to lose ground in the virus fight, especially if it can be avoided.
There is zero chance that future generations will remember this as anything other than an idiotic and unpatriotic gambit.
No, sugar is not “addictive,” and cooking doesn’t destroy the nutrients in your food.
Focus on one thing, keep it positive and set a time limit.
Many of the most serious dangers to democracy stem from, or are worsened by, social media and online political advertising.