Trees on the Beach, a Blog

So President Trump has attacked the press, adopted conspiracy theories, attacked our government as having secretive cabals, nurtured and given comfort to groups like QAnon and The Proud Boys, called politicians like Biden "communist" and "socialist." He's said his own knowledge is superior to the knowledge of scientists, people who are experts in their fields. He's thundered away on Twitter and Facebook with his thoughts, which tend to be highly unprofessional, until those companies finally decided to label his posts "misleading" and inaccurate in various ways. And then he threatens to use the power of the government against them. Now that he's facing defeat, he won't commit to a peaceful transition of power, which is a cornerstone of our society. He has weakened our people's faith in basic institutions, like the press and our free elections. Anti-intellectualism, attacks against the free press, a division of the people against each...