The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump
Plus: A Message for Haley Voters Still on the Fence
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BENJAMIN WITTES: The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump
I NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE THE DAY when the Washington Post would kneel before Donald Trump.
These are not Senate Republicans or conservative donors. This is not a group of people who cower in the face of authoritarianism. The Post editorial board, the writers who write anonymous opinion essays in the name of the paper itself, is a group of bold, pro-democracy intellectuals who have traditionally takenāindividually and collectivelyācourageous stands about democracy and human rights around the world.
ERIC S. EDELMAN: Trumpās National Security Advisers Fall Flat Defending Him
THE LATEST EFFORT TO GIVE SHAPE, form, intellectual coherence, and respectability to Trumpās bluster and impulsiveness on matters of national security is New York Times columnist Ross Douthatās conversation with Robert OāBrien and Elbridge Colby.
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TIM MILLER: A Message for Haley Voters Still on the Fence
Four years ago, I sat in my Oakland bedroom with hair down to my shoulders and two coronavirus test kits on the nightstand, tapping out a final plea to the reluctant Trump-voting aunt in all of our lives. That person who recognizes Trumpās flaws but is still planning to vote for him because of ideology, or party, or social pressure, or an abiding belief in the danger of Democratic governance.
CATHY YOUNG: 101 More Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President
IN JUNE 2020, Amanda Carpenter compiled a timeline of Trump outrages titled ā100 Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President.ā
Itās time for an update.
BILL RYAN: Stephen Volkās Real-World Horror
I DONāT REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST HEARD about Ghostwatch, the controversial made-for-TV horror film structured like and presented as a real, live news program purporting to be an investigation of paranormal activity, that aired on BBC1 on Halloween in 1992. It starred the late Michael Parkinson, a real British news host who acted as the showās host, a role he plays with solid professionalism until the horror being investigated gets out of hand and creeps into the studio. When I learned of it, I was fascinated by the potential, though I wasnāt able to actually see Ghostwatch until years later. The wait was worth it: I now count it as one of the great horror films of the 1990s. If a large part of the filmās meta elements were lost on meāsince, as an American, I was unfamiliar with the English TV personalities appearing as themselvesāI was able to appreciate the concept, and, in any case, I was able to catch up on what I later learned was the rather alarmed reaction from the general British public, a not-insubstantial segment of whom were angry that the BBC would trick them in this way. Itās not every day public television makes viewers believe that a horror unfolding before them was real, that something unspeakable may have happened to Michael Parkinson before their eyes.
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Happy Friday! I am travelling today, and due to the surplus of content, todayās Overtime will be shorter than usual. Also: look for a Double Overtime tomorrow, as we will likely have more weekend content. Weāll also be doing a livestream on Sunday, so clear your afternoon! Go Dodgers.
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āStop Counting Votes, or Weāre Going to Murder Your Childrenā A haunting essay in The Atlantic. š
The āBlack Insurrectionistā was actually white. The deception did not stop there. (AP)
Freedom Caucus leader endorses radical proposalā¦ for North Carolina to hand its electoral votes to Trump (Politico)
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