Political psychologists describe the authoritarian personality in this way: Those with an authoritarian disposition are averse to complexity. They reject nuance. They prefer sameness and uniformity and have “cognitive limitations.” Karen Stenner calls them “simple-minded avoiders of complexity.” For more, see this article. (In contrast, non-authoritarians are comfortable with nuance and complexity. That’s why they are …
Note: When I’m calling out people as bad examples, I will remove the names and instead give the size of their accounts so you can see the impact they are having — with the exception of Joe Walsh, because he’s a former candidate for President, and celebrity Rob Reiner because he’s a celebrity and has …
Hi, everyone: I realized I had something out of order, so I may have been misunderstood on the Black Woman Supreme Court justice part. The “joke” referred to Noah’s tweet. Book Banning The made-up controversy about critical race theory in schools has now morphed into Republicans banning books they dislike. Ridgeland Mississippi Mayor Gene McGee …
I. Destructive Lies Last week, after laying out the seditious conspiracy charges, I left off with the question: So what the heck is going on with the Republican Party? Really, the question is this: How far will the Republican Party go in downplaying and defending the insurrection? I suspect they will dig in and it …
This is a two-part blog post. This week, I’ll lay out the facts in the latest indictment where we have, for the first time, a charge of seditious conspiracy. Then I’ll answer the question: Did the attempted coup “almost” succeed? Next, I’ll talk a bit about the state of the Republican Party. I: Seditious Conspiracy …
This weekend’s blog post will be in two parts. Today, I’ll share a piece I wrote for the Washington Post. Tomorrow I will write about the indictments for seditious conspiracy and some thoughts about the current state of the Republican Party. You can read my Post piece on their website or here: In a speech …
I. Merrick Garland and the Rule of Law If you missed Merrick Garland’s speech, you can read it here. If you missed the speech, and you’ve listened to people on TV discussing the speech, I strongly recommend that you read the actual speech. You may have heard this kind of argument for why Garland is not …
Merrick Garland, Rule of Law– and Hannity’s dilemma. Read More »
In response to Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the January select committee from getting White House documents, this person said: In fact, “it’s a delay tactic” is the common response on social media (and I assume elsewhere) when the topic of Trump’s lawsuits come up. The theory (which makes no sense) goes …
It’s not about delay. It’s about undermining the legitimacy of government. Read More »
On Friday, Taylor Budowich (Trump spokesperson and one of the planners of the Stop the Steal Rally on Jan. 6) sued the select Congressional committee investigating the insurrection. Now that several of these witnesses have sued the committee (including Mark Meadows and John Eastman) we can see a pattern emerging. First, the witness claims to …
Taylor Budowich’s Lawsuit against the Select Committee: A Pattern Emerges Read More »
My piece entitled “Trump Ally and Pennsylvania Republican Scott Perry and the House Committee collision course,” was published by NBC Think this week. I’ve cut and pasted it here: Rep. Scott Perry’s response to the House’s Jan. 6 investigation constitutes an attack on the legitimacy of the committee — and the government itself. The House select …
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