Link Roundup, 11/30/2018
A special ‘Trump Scandals’ edition of the roundup.
Karl Rove’s Frankenstein
One day we might decide to confront the racism at the core of our American experiment. Until then, it remains a lever to be pulled by ambitious cynics, a lingering threat to our health and survival.
Used Souls: The Market for Former Trump Aides
When you sell your soul, you better get a good deal because the second-hand market is brutal.
Should Be a Fun Thanksgiving
If you thought it took patience and restraint to deal with your obnoxious uncle in better times, just wait till he shows up in a MAGA hat.
Confrontation Works
For those pining to restore a pre-Trumpian order, a world whose Mitt Romneys and Joe Bidens share cordial dinners together behind a theatrical facade of faux partisan rivalry, my advice is to go home and wait this out.
Now It Gets Ugly: Attack the Money
As Trump and the Republicans scramble to escape the consequences of their crimes, we should ensure that this fight extends all the way to their bank accounts. Make bigotry expensive and it will recede from public life.
1994 in Reverse
The story of the night is that Democrats appear to have reached a key pivot point in their suburban expansion. Meanwhile, America’s angry losers are embracing Fascism with an openness we’ve never before seen.
Link Roundup, 11/4/2018
A political orphan’s guide to current events.
How Democrats and Republicans Switched Sides on Immigration
The man who stood at the Berlin Wall and taunted a dictator believed a world with fewer barriers was a world Americans would dominate. That was the Republican Party I joined as soon as I was old enough to vote.
A Catalogue of Activism
I’d like to build a catalogue of opportunities for engagement and maintain it here in the OffTopic Forum.