As the day approaches when we start counting votes, my resolve not to be obsessed with the campaign weakens. So once again this week there will be two featured posts, and this time both of them are election-related.
The first is one I tried to get done for last week, and fell short. I’m trying to answer the question of how this election can be close and what Trump voters can possibly be thinking. It turns out to be a good thing I didn’t get it done, because Wednesday Tucker Carlson gave me the image I needed to pull it all together. So the piece is now called “MAGA’s Closing Argument: Dad’s Coming Home”. It should be out shortly.
The second featured article looks at the Washington Post and LA Times, whose billionaire owners overruled the editors who had their papers’ Harris endorsements ready to go. I interpret this in the context of Jason Stanley’s model of how democracies surrender to authoritarians. Both newspapers are illustrating what he calls “obeying in advance”. “Democracy Succumbs in Silence” should be out around 10 EDT.
In the weekly summary, I’ll probably be short-changing the rest of the world. I’ll try to get that out by noon.
The Weekly Sift 