Democrats have been using the ‘c” word for most of Trump’s second term, occasionally (correctly) calling it “blatant.” But something important changed last week with Trump’s Justice Department’s creating an “anti-weaponization” fund.
If you believe you have been harmed by Biden’s weaponization of the law, fill out this application form to be considered for your share of the slush fund.
They all had stories. It seemed to me, even as a kid, their stories helped them contain something they couldn’t or wouldn’t dare let loose. But there was this one guy whose story got away from him, and he could never get it back.
Many political and media personalities can be accused of fomenting a venomous environment, but political leaders have access to the largest megaphones, none more so than the nation’s leader. This is true across all forms of government, from democratic republics to theocratic autocracies.
In “How America Recovers from All This,” David Brooks suggests that the nation is ripe for a “humanistic turn” that champions dignity, virtue, and communal repair.