A few years ago, Frank Bruni suddenly confronted the threat of total blindness and fought off intense feelings of anger & grievance. Now, in his book, The Age of Grievance, he explores the scourge of grievance gripping America today.
NEW #AxeFiles !
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Though he was a Freedom Caucus member, it's hard to wrench a kind word from Rep. Ken Buck about @RepMGT. On #AxeFiles , he spoke about her effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. 'I don't think he will lose his position,' he says.
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From the Dept. of Chutzpah:
Trump deploring lawless protests and disruptive mobs.

It will be interesting to learn how many of those arrested in Hamilton Hall at Columbia are actually students.

Nothing has bridled Trump.
Will the threat of jail? nytimes.com/live/2024/04/3…

On the #AxeFiles , Freedom Caucus alum & former Rep. Ken Buck and I agreed on at least one point re Affordble Care Act: that the old insurance company practice of blackballing people w/preexisting conditions--which the ACA banned--was 'morally wrong.'
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Much discussion has been had about the impact on the election if Trump is convicted. An equally important question:
What if he's not?
How would THAT impact on the campaign?

During his 9 years in the House, which ended abruptly when he quit a few weeks ago, Rep. Ken Buck was a Freedom Caucus member who didn't hesitate to break from the pack. On #AxeFiles , Buck, a former fed prosecutor, decried attacks on AG Garland & the DOJ.
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Has our culture become one of perpetual grievance?

Today, David Axelrod & Frank Bruni discuss how we differentiate the grievance needed for change from unproductive rage for an episode of The Axe Files.

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.Chicago Cubs sweep @Astros right out of town!

Blistering The Washington Post
editorial from conservative Robert Kagan on Trump and democracy: “A healthy republic would not be debating whether Trump and his followers seek the overthrow of the Founders’ system of liberal democracy. What more do people need to see than his…

Baseball's great, even when it's in the 50s!

Based on what we heard today from SCOTUS, it sure feels that Trump may skate past the election without standing trial on the federal 1/6 charges.
If so, NYC trial is likely the only he'll face pre-November.
Under the circumstances, it's the best scenario he could hope have hoped…

Interesting to hear Kavanaugh talk about the abuses under a now lapsed Independent Counsel system, as he worked for IC Ken Starr, whose investigation of President Clinton was highly controversial. Kavanaugh helped draft Starr's final report recommending Clinton's impeachment.

Wherever you fall in the poltical spectrum, it's a remarkable experience to listen to this Supreme Court hearing.
The back and forth is really fascinating.

'I’m trying to understand what the disincentive is of turning the Oval Office into the seat of criminality.'
Justice Jackson on Trump's claim of absolute immunity.

This is true. Tucker been's shamelessly pitching Putin's line for years. But you really have to work hard to excuse the Republican nominee for POTUS, whose initial reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine was to call it 'genius.'

'We are in these incredibly revolutionary times. Think about all the change that we're experiencing: the information revolution, globalization, the huge cultural shifts in America. When have there been similar revolutions in the past? When have we had politics upended like this…