America, last year - before the terrible assault on freedom now going on - was the least free of all Western countries, with a lousy score of 84.

https://freedomhouse.org/country/scores

"In short, a continental conflict would be an unmitigated act of murderous folly. But murderous folly is not beyond the capacity of this new iteration of the United States."

https://archive.ph/pzGsd

"By selecting as her running mate Mr. Walz — who as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives rightly criticized the party for its coastal bias in naming the caucus’s leadership — Vice President Kamala Harris has changed the course of her party and perhaps our country. At her side, a son of Midwestern farm country can confidently and authentically speak the truths that neither Mr. Trump nor his running mate, JD Vance, will tell you."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/opinion/tim-walz-prairie-populist.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BE4.-jYK.l3fsfWC7WNPK&smid=url-share