The Bizarre Normalcy of Trump 2.0

A very strange disjuncture has opened up in Washington between the serene mood and the alarming developments that are under way. The surface is calm because the Republican presidential candidate won the election, and Democrats, the only one of the two major parties committed on principle to upholding the legitimacy of election results, conceded defeat and are cooperating in the peaceful transition of power. Whatever energy the chastened Democrats can muster at the moment is aimed inward, at factional struggles over their future direction. Meanwhile, what is actually happening in…

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AOC’s Bizarre Defense of Florida Vacation Highlights Left’s Hypocrisy

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, states like Florida have received a lot of criticism from the political left for not requiring endless masking or imposing stringent lockdowns. Yet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says, “If I had a dollar for every lockdown politician who decided to escape to Florida over the last two years, I’d be a pretty doggone wealthy man.”  DeSantis’ remarks were made in response to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent trip to Florida over the Christmas holiday. National Review published photos of the Democrat congresswoman from New York sitting outside…

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