The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack:
writes that “despite the conservative fever dreams to the contrary, Alvin Bragg, the duly-elected district attorney for New York County, isn’t part of the deep state. He isn’t even part of the federal government.” writes that “accusing Republicans aren’t exactly being hypocrites. They’re being fascists. Which, to be clear, is worse.” writes that “how this act of political terrorism mirrors historic acts of racial terrorism, where white supremacists attempted to foment fear among the Black populace, is almost too glaring to be believed.” writes that "each time a new wave of the moral panic crests, the ignorant rise with shock as the calculating look for opportunities. And they craft new laws or adapt old ones: They charge actors with obscenity, trans people with masquerading, or bar-goers with deception." writes that the "anti-abortion movement rejected the concepts of liberal democracy and individual rights long ago, and have made clear they are willing to do whatever necessary to get exactly what they want exactly when they want it." writes that "the idea that gay people are recruiting new members is so old and tired that there’s kitschy t-shirts you can buy about it, but that didn’t stop the GOP from running with it. Now, a year later, it seems that the fringe elements that first tried to push this narrative feel more emboldened than ever."Comments
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