'the media in general & political reporters in particular will play a critical role in helping Americans to grasp both the legal nuances of the trial & how the defendant is trying to exploit the proceedings politically to evade justice.' Steven Beschloss open.substack.com/pub/america/p/…

As the lying, madness and pursuit of vengeance intensifies—you know we haven’t seen the bottom—I am dedicated to writing three times a week as vividly and precisely as I can. If you’re not part of our growing community of over 50k, I hope you’ll consider subscribing. Over 600…

As the lying, madness and pursuit of vengeance intensifies—you know we haven’t seen the bottom—I am dedicated to writing three times a week as vividly and precisely as I can. If you’re not part of our growing community of over 50k, I hope you’ll consider subscribing. Over 600…

A cynical man who is doing a gross disservice to the country. Leaders lead. This governor is hiding behind his pretend majority who he claims will ignore Trump’s criminality. Sad.

“Have you no sense of decency, sir?'
New from Steven Beschloss: Tragically, I think we know the answer. Like red-baiting McCarthy then, Johnson—standing beside Donald Trump—makes clear he is immune to shame. america.substack.com/p/is-repair-po…

“I try to imagine how our body politic can begin to repair itself when the leaders of one of its two major parties have abandoned factual reality and remain wedded to spreading poisonous lies. I am increasingly convinced that it will require their total defeat before another wave…

Is Repair Possible with Leaders Who Have Abandoned Factual Reality?, by Steven Beschloss open.substack.com/pub/america/p/…

Truth Brother Steven. But how do we get the folks who believe the lies to appreciate the truth? How does one un-cult the cult? Short answer: VOTE! There it begins.

Saying Trump is on trial for paying hush money to a porn star is like saying John Wilkes Booth was tried for sneaking up behind Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. Silencing Stormy was just the means Trump used to commit the crime of fraudulently killing Hillary’s 2016 presidential bid.

As Trump and Johnson again raise unfounded election fears, this time about non-citizens voting, remember the facts:

The right-leaning Heritage Foundation’s database of confirmed fraud cases lists less than 100 examples of non-citizens voting between 2002 and 2022, amid more than…

When MAGA extremists 'soften their tone' (as Trump and Kari Lake are attempting on abortion), I'm reminded of the UK’s Midland Telegraph saying in 1930 that Hitler had 'moderated his tone a great deal.” The Telegraph said “if anybody is to leave Germany it will not be the Jews.'

A criminal defendant who could soon be a convicted felon is running for president. What once was the GOP has consolidated around this criminal defendant who could soon be a convicted felon. That party has made a mockery of itself as a legitimate governing party.

Seriously. You know he’s lying. Say so. And would it be that hard for political reporters to make it a habit to note he’s a criminal defendant?

Trump keeps trying new ploys to delay his trial next week. Don’t innocent people want the chance to prove their innocence?

Exactly.

In a new 5-minute Media Misses video, Steven Beschloss and I criticize the Washington Post for writing a story about voter suppression that downplayed which party is doing the suppressing. (Spoiler: It’s the GOP.) stopthepresses.news/p/media-misses…

Is it so hard for the Washington Post to clearly say it’s Republicans who are engaging in voter suppression across the country? Apparently. Mark Jacob

america.substack.com/p/media-misses…

“We have to look squarely at what these right-wing extremists, especially those with deep-deep pockets, are saying and doing.” Especially when they are convinced they are in a state of “war” with “evil” Democrats who are part of the “woke regime” and represent their “enemy.” I…