As responsible adults, Trump supporters cannot say they bully opponents because Trump tells them to. To retain their dignity, they must convince themselves that the acts of aggression Trump incites them to carry out are exactly what Trump says they are: patriotic acts necessary to save the country. But Trump has never told them the truth . . . Continue reading
The latest heinous fundamentalist group has pulverized the ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, Syria, and vows to return all such conduits of blasphemy to dust and desert. Too bad the program started so late. There’s an awful lot of crud to remove. But ancient ruins aren’t the only problem. The weaklings who admire them must go, too. Continue reading
Every oppressive power structure seduces its sufferers into believing in an oversimplified salvation. So East German writer Christa Wolf may be excused for getting it wrong. Continue reading