And in another way, a very, very old one.

Trump says: "he who saves his country does not violate any law" and is cheered on by Elon Musk, who posts 14 American flags

Attributed to Napoleon, who ended democracy in French, this quote was also used by Anders Breivik, the far-right anti-immigrant terrorist who murdered 77 people

Amazingly absent from @wsj.com front page, which instead highlights groundbreaking reporting like “Lovesick Brazilians Turn to Sorcerers and Chicken Feet to Fix Relationships”. Do better. You rag.

I think it's both depressing and telling how many Americans (including many members of the elite media) view "masculinity" basically in terms of being an abuser and are excited and thrilled to sign up themselves and others for more abuse.

Just to say the quiet part out loud, the point of having unelected judges in a democracy is so that *whether* acts of state are “legitimate” can be decided by someone other than the people who are undertaking them.

Vermeule knows this, of course. So does Vance.

the world's most obvious quid pro quo is coming: drop the charges and Adams will let ICE run rampant in NYC

absolutely reprehensible on every level

Don't forget what happened with the travel ban during the first Trump administration:

Version 1: Clumsy, overbroad, and poorly implemented; blocked by courts; withdrawn.

Version 2: Slightly less clumsy; slightly less overbroad; poorly implemented; blocked by courts; expired.

Version 3: Upheld.

Stereotyping may fly on the other site, but not here pal