Eric Black

Tim Naftali of New York University reviewed the likeliest candidates and concluded that Trump indeed takes the crown from them all.

The United States, despite liking to think of itself as the leader of democracy in the world, has long had embarrassingly low voter participation.

He kept his remarks short, nonpartisan, aimed at unity and full of hope and promise, but not full of promises except that “We will get through this together.”

It’s easy to think of Joe Biden as boring. The story of his life is not boring. It’s full of drama, tragedy, ambition, liberalism and a long, slow climb up the slippery pole to his lifelong ambition, the presidency.

He has been bleeding approvers since Election Day and the pace of the hemorrhage has only accelerated since he encouraged a group of thugs to storm the Capitol.

Check out Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The ex-California governor draws parallels between the torment his homeland suffered just before his birth (in 1947) and the American experience of the Trump years.

CNN commentator Bakari Sellers quipped: “At this point you’re not resigning, you’re just taking the rest of your vacation days.”

By the way, I really don’t give a hoot whether Trump participates in the Biden Inauguration ceremonies.

Myths can have power, including, in the current moment, power to motivate just enough key players to put country over party and flawed democracy over no democracy.

I won’t completely exhale, even if this case is dismissed as promptly and easily as it deserves.