#alt-rightisalt-wrong

Robin Wright coined a perfect word for our dyspeptic times “thugocrat” in a New Yorker year end review. Unbeknownst to me -or perhaps any of us- we were living in TFG’s “thugocracy” for lo those many years! This is proven by his inciting a mob to support his big lie and storm the Capitol.

Did you ever imagine that we’d be saying that the trouble with the American economy was strong growth and high wages? Perspectives change and the rules we grew to think were steadfast don’t always hold the line. Economics is an evolving science. Yesterday’s conclusions from the J6 committee were welcome news. They worked hard to create a historic record of that dark day. The conspirators…

My commercial cable show had 3 of these offers in a row: due to supply chain issues, these items will soon be discontinued, limit two. Once the current inventory is gone…. Two for 29.95 just add a handling charge. Math and reading scores dipped, I read today. I don’t imagine science and history knowledge improved. An already ignorant nation welcomes a new generation of bumkins to the world. My…

Is not misinformation, as I told the team behind NYT’s The Morning newsletter. The correct word is lies. If it’s not true and you insist it is you are lying. This is especially so when you don’t believe the lie you are spreading. Misinformation is too benign a code word. Could we stop pussyfooting around this? Hundreds of Republicans running for national and statewide offices have questioned…

There is a real danger in giving this maniacal insurrectionist a forum and a platform. An NYT writer feels that Biden didn’t make the ex-prez “small” enough by declaring against the threat to democracy he poses. I contend that the press and the people did not take him seriously enough the first time around. We of the liberal persuasion laughed at his antics. Ha, who’s laughing now!

Justice at a snail’s pace

Is it just me or do you too find the investigation into the J6 Insurrection moving too slowly? Fox non-News is taking the time to keep spreading The Big Lie. In the absence of immediate indictment, there is room to sow doubt. And to be fair, just as my side [I hope you have joined me there and I can call it our side] is certain of its view of the Storming of the Capitol, so those who are…

When you’re not looking

Yup. That’s when things you wish didn’t happen happen. So there are Supreme Court justices who were laying the ground work to dismantle Constitutional rights for a long time. This sort of exercise of jurisprudence against the people is usually the work of tyrants and their sycophants. (See Laphmans Back Matter as a commentary on this.) When something has been codified as law for half a century,…

Danger….

Stay vigilant CNN alerted me to this and I suggest we all beware of a coming insurrection far more grievous than the January 6th riots: “Former President Donald Trump teased a 2024 presidential run during a rally in Texas yesterday and said he would consider pardoning those who were charged in connection with the deadly attack on the US Capitol if he wins the White House again.” CNN 5 Things…