Before attending a conference for climate deniers a few years back, I received two pieces of advice from researchers who frequent that circuit: first, that most of what’s said at climate denial events is projection and second, that there’s no sense trying to find coherence in any of it.
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As it wrestles with one of its most turbulent terms in decades, the Supreme Court on Monday did something all too familiar: It struck down part of a campaign-finance law that sought to limit the corrupting influence of donor cash in American politics. The court’s 6-3 majority in Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate—yes, that Ted Cruz—made it easier for wealthy Americans to help elected officials repay their personal loans to their campaigns after they have won.
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One of the most horrific things about the lengthy, vile manifesto posted online by the gunman who murdered 10 people in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, is just how familiar this script has become. Not so long ago, the “great replacement theory”—a racist conspiracy that posits that Democrats and other elites are bringing nonwhite foreigners into the United States for the purpose of destroying the white race—was a fringe idea, something you would only encounter in the nether reaches of the internet. Читать дальше...
Barring a significant upset, John Fetterman will become the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat on Tuesday. The hulking Pennsylvania lieutenant governor, known for his towering stature at six foot, eight inches and penchant for gym shorts, is hardly the sort of candidate the state’s party establishment typically favors. But with his own dedicated supporters who have the passion of a fan base and a Republican opponent who Democrats hope will be too extreme to appeal to moderate suburban voters... Читать дальше...
