The latest Trump indictment is part of a process that could steer the United States back toward the rule of law.

The alternative is stark: If Trump -- or Trumpism -- regains the presidency and Congress, democracy will not survive.

This should be obvious now to every journalist, even the most weak-kneed, both-sides normalizers of extremists. And it's long past time for Big Journalism to act accordingly.

Yet when you look at the coverage, you see that business as usual prevails.

@dangillmor

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.

they gave trump every chance to avoid this.

he has given them all the evidence they need.

even with a maga jury and judge.

yes they can ignore the evidence.

The Pithiest Critique of Modern Conservatism Keeps Getting Credited to the Wrong Man

“Wilhoit’s Law” was coined by a different Frank Wilhoit.

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