Monthly Archives: February 2021

Government, liberty, and our founding paradox

David Lesh, a colorful self-promoter, posted on Instagram a photo of himself defecating into a hitherto pristine Colorado lake, crowing about the wonderful feeling of freedom he got from it. Then, when faced with charges, he claimed that, actually, he had faked the photo. As he put it to a reporter, “I want to be […]

February 25, 2021 – 5:12 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , | Comments (0)

How big is the iceberg? (or, How big is Trump’s army?)

How can a country united in a Super Bowl Sunday be in trouble? Didn’t we all come together , Americans of every stripe, Trump and Biden supporters, election believers and deniers, BLM and white supremacists alike, to celebrate the cleverest commercials and to focus on nothing more divisive than whether the old or the young […]

February 14, 2021 – 7:15 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Healing the wound of election denial

So what to do about election denialism, the widespread claims that the election was stolen? If polls are right, something like 50 million fellow citizens, almost all of them Republicans, believe the election was stolen. That’s a lot of healing to do. Will polls show that Biden’s passionate and convincing plea in his inaugural address […]

February 1, 2021 – 6:10 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , , | Comments (0)