December 28, 2018

Mike the Mad Biologist: After Trump is out of office, the big danger will be letting the Republican party distance itself from its collaboration.

Vagabond Scholar: US conservatism is a fundamentally malignant movement, and we can't expect it to change.

Stinque: The shutdown drama illustrates what a petty, empty man Trump really is.

Politics Plus: Encouraging third-party voting was a key part of the Russian attack on the 2016 election.

Bonus link: Vagabond Scholar has also posted its annual Jon Swift Roundup of the year's best (mostly political) posts from dozens of blogs.

Blog round-up by Infidel753. To recommend a post, send link to mbru [at] crooksandliars [dot] com -- I do check it!

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