It should have been evident to clear-eyed observers that the Republican Party is becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like an apocalyptic cult, or one of the intensely ideological authoritarian parties of 20th century Europe. This trend has several implications, none of them pleasant.
… If Republicans have perfected a new form of politics that is successful electorally at the same time that it unleashes major policy disasters, it means twilight both for the democratic process and America’s status as the world’s leading power.
A long, thoughtful, thorough and utterly depressing farewell to the conservative cult by former GOP congressional staffer Mike Lofgren.
A journalist's musings and wanderings, trying to find mindfulness and depth in the shallows of social media.
