'They abhor Fox News. Talk radio is anathema. Republicans are monsters and monsters must be slayed, not heard, and never obeyed.'

'When Trump did the same thing in 2016, suddenly the mysticism became a dark magic fueled by Russian money. It was not true.'

'Just like that, as another election season begins, the Democrats preach the GOP will lie, cheat and steal their next election.'

'While Democrats have pitched the plan as a way to target the rich, it very clearly goes after gig economy workers.'

'The cumulative effect of these things is to drag down Biden's polling. The just-released Quinnipiac poll is disastrous for Biden.'

'Zealots do outlandish things when outside forces temper their zeal. The intra-Democratic feud will be fun to watch.'

'The larger cultural story here is how so many could care about and relate to someone they do not know and become invested in her life.'

'Could it be as simple as Gen. Milley, a man with a very well-known ego, decided to make himself the hero of the story?'

'Outrage becomes a signal for identifying heretics. If one is not outraged, one just might be a heretic to secular, progressive zealots.'

'Too many political reporters only venture out into the heartland of flyover country during presidential campaign season.'