Michael Bryan 
We know that the allegation that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen somehow is a massive fraud and a lie. But many of those who say it, also know it is a lie. They do not mean to convince anyone, they are sending a message to those who believe as they do. They are sending … Read more
The lie of a stolen 2020 election has, so far, cost at least five lives, and will surely cost more as Republicans’ radicalized fringe engages in stochastic terrorism to overthrow our ‘illegitimate’ government. Trump’s insurrection threatened the lives of the next three elected officials in line of succession, creating a massive national security risk for … Read more
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After the Civil War, Confederates spun a tale claiming they lost their treasonous insurrection because they had erred in tactics. Also, they said, the North had more economic and military resources. Rather than confess the bankruptcy of their political, economic, and religious culture, they embraced these diversions. This same Confederacy is today embodied in Trump/Pence-world … Read more
Qui tacet consentit. The ancient legal adage expresses a deep wisdom about the nature of law and politics: silence is consent. Remaining silent in response to an assertion is to accept that assertion This is why the absurd lie that the Presidential election was stolen has become so powerfully established among Republican voters. Half of … Read more