Rachel Maddow: The Caning of Charles Sumner
1/6 is like the caning of Charles Sumner all over again
Culture
CNN: How Dangerous Talk of a ‘Second Civil War’ Is Different Today
Everyone is talking about Civil War 2
Politico: 1/6 Didn’t Set Off a Wave of Rightwing Terrorism
What actually happened in 2021 is an even more terrifying development for “our democracy”
Jake Tapper’s Plea To Republicans
We need Beautiful Losers to take the L for democracy!
Politico: We Are In a New Civil War … About What Exactly?
What exactly is dividing America?
Michael Lind: America’s Asymmetric Civil War
The Democratic Party is dominated by the woke professional class
The New Yorker: Is a Civil War Ahead?
Is America on the verge of a cataclysmic civil war triggered by “domestic violent extremism”?
New York Times: The Best Defense Against Another Jan. 6
Karen believes a “public health approach” is the best way to respond to “domestic extremism”
Politico: Republicans Are Moving Rapidly To Cement Minority Rule. Blame The Constitution
Democrats are collapsing because of their failed political strategy
Thomas Edsall: The Law of Unintended Political Consequences Strikes Again
Democratic donors and progressive activists have dragged their party onto thin electoral ice
Michael Anton: Blue America’s Messaging Problem
Blue America is driving Red America up the wall
Brion McClanahan: John C. Calhoun’s Legacy
2022 is going to be the year of thinking locally and acting locally
President Joe Manchin Murders Democracy
Sen. Joe Manchin is opposed to a voting rights carve out to the filibuster
The Guardian: The Next U.S. Civil War Is Already Here – We Just Refuse To See It
The Right recognizes that Civil War 2 is already underway
MSNBC: Trump Endorses Rightwing Autocrat In Hungary
Donald Trump endorses Viktor Orban
Breaking Points: NYC Plans To Deny COVID Care Based On Race
New York City’s hospitals are going woke
2022: In a Mirror, Darkly
The future is a terrifying descent of our democracy into “fascism” and “authoritarianism”
MSNBC: ‘The Next Civil War’ Looks At Our Current Divided Area And What’s Ahead
Are Americans headed toward Civil War 2?
Washington Post: If American Democracy Is To Survive, The Media Must Make This Crucial Shift
American democracy is teetering on the brink of collapse!
Foreign Affairs: How Extremism Went Mainstream
What is “domestic extremism” when the Populist Right is ascendant?
Liberal Larry: We’re Being Censored!
Social media is a cesspool of HATE
Poll: America Has Become More Divided Under Joe Biden
Americans aren’t particularly concerned about rightwing “domestic extremism”
Brian Stelter: “Journalists” Open Up About Their January 6 “Trauma”
“Journalists” who covered 1/6 are still sobbing from post-traumatic Trump Derangement Syndrome
Poll: The State of “Our Democracy”
“Our Democracy” appears to be disintegrating
Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene asked AOC a question
Thomas Frank on 2021
The Brahmin Left has taken over the Democratic Party
SPLC: One Year After Jan. 6, the Hard Right Digs In
In the year since the “insurrection,” the “far right” has rebounded and regained momentun
Marjorie Taylor Greene Openly Advocates End To American Democracy
Will the Union be dissolved?
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Occidental Dissent
Happy Festivus
Christmas isn’t inclusive!
The Weimar Playbook
Can the Democrats bounce back on a platform of record inflation and cultural degeneration?
Tucker Carlson: Panic Mode
Joe Biden’s coalition is crumbling