Hey, kids, remember the Tea Party? Seems like a long time ago that the greatest threat to moving America forward was a bunch of middle-aged guys dressing up in tricorns. But author Cas Mudde draws a line through American history to conclude thatTrump, not the GOP mainstream, represents the party’s radicalized voters. Ironically, the mainstream radicalized the party’s voters so well that the mainstream no longer represents their views.
Trump didn’t hijack the Republican party, he provided the base with a real representative again. But just as the Koch brothers didn’t control the Tea Party, Trump doesn’t control “Trumpism”. He is merely the current voice of the radicalized base. … It has been here before him and it will be here after him, because it is part of American political culture and history. The sooner we all realize this, the quicker we can develop an effective strategy to overcome it.
Here’s how slow the news has gotten: People are perusing photos, like this one of interns at the White House, and finding some “white power” hand signals. You might mistake this for the “OK” sign, but not if you remember the Van Buren Boys.
Call this another Festivus miracle: Conservative author/pundit Max Boot, who’s been writing high-minded but wrong-headed defenses of neoconservativism for 25 years, has been awakened to his white privilege by the simple expedient of seeing cellphone footage of cops doling out death sentences to innocent people. If only it had the same effect on juries.
The snowflakes are piled high in Indiana, where a state legislator wants a law allowing Colts fans to get their money back if the players protest during the national anthem.
Are you the sort who worries that Trump could triumph by firing Robert Mueller and ending the investigation into Russian interference in our elections? Don’t just fret, do something — sign up to join the already scheduled protests set to take place immediately should that occur.