US political journalists have been failing an essential duty -- to understand that bias in favor of democracy (and what democracy protects, including freedom of speech) should be a baseline condition for coverage.
Read the latest Trump indictment. It simplifies things even further.
If Trump and the Republican party he owns take full power next year, our democracy is done. It is truly that simple.
That is the context for 2024. Please, journalists, make that relentlessly clear.
My post about the latest Trump indictment and about how people -- specifically the National Review -- are lying to you about it.
https://popehat.substack.com/p/people-are-lying-to-you-about-the?sd=pf