It’s hard to adjust to the firehose of dysfunction emanating from the incoming administration, with one accused sex abuser appointee followed by another, followed by an unqualified appointee, and one FOX news host followed by another. It’s hard to keep track. Loyalty is the chief qualification, we’re told, and MAGA is a movement with a mandate on the march. Not long ago we thought MAGA was just a foolish candidate, not to be taken seriously. Now it is becoming real and dangerous. Soon we’ll find ways to react, to identify the important issues and the harmed victims, and to prepare for the long journey ahead. – Fletcher Farrar, editor
This article appears in Winter Guide 2024.
