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No, 'Lock Him Up!' Isn't Wrong

No, 'Lock Him Up!' Isn't Wrong

As usual, the Washington press corps is equating unequal things.

Oct 28, 2019
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I confess to having used the word “polarization” to describe the current state of our national politics. I’ll try to be more careful from now on. That word masks more than it reveals. It conceals one party sabotaging democracy while the other defends it.

You could say “polarization” is amoral.

You could also say it’s just another lie.

“Polarized” is the w…

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