You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.You’ve likely grown numb to daily outrages by the Republican Party of Donald Trump. You’ve given up hope that at some magical moment, when some line is crossed, masses of educated, intelligent people who identify as Republicans will gently slap their foreheads and say enough is enough.Enough of the lies about stolen elections, the denial of facts and the rejection of expertise. Enough with a party that has morphed from being about personal responsibility and limited government to one primarily about grievance.So many...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.You’ve likely grown numb to daily outrages by the Republican Party of Donald Trump. You’ve given up hope that at some magical moment, when some line is crossed, masses of educated, intelligent people who identify as Republicans will gently slap their foreheads and say enough is enough.Enough of the lies about stolen elections, the denial of facts and the rejection of expertise. Enough with a party that has morphed from being about personal responsibility and limited government to one primarily about grievance.So many...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.To me, the low point in 2020 politics occurred at a pre-election in Muskegon, Michigan, when Trump demanded that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reopen her state.“Lock her up” chanted the crowd, a fate Trump’s followers have been quick to suggest for powerful Democratic women since Hillary Clinton in 2016.“Lock them all up,” Trump replied.His comment was heinous because the FBI had just arrested 14 men on charges of plotting to kidnap Whitmer.Two weeks after Muskegon and just before Election Day came a brilliant...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.To me, the low point in 2020 politics occurred at a pre-election in Muskegon, Michigan, when Trump demanded that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reopen her state.“Lock her up” chanted the crowd, a fate Trump’s followers have been quick to suggest for powerful Democratic women since Hillary Clinton in 2016.“Lock them all up,” Trump replied.His comment was heinous because the FBI had just arrested 14 men on charges of plotting to kidnap Whitmer.Two weeks after Muskegon and just before Election Day came a brilliant...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.The six months since COVID-19 crashed down have been surreal for us all. For those afflicted with the virus or for those courageous front-line workers in health care and other essential roles, it must seem like some circle of hell. Many whose livelihoods have been upended are scrambling to pay for housing and food.Adding to this dismay for many is what feels like the oddest and longest presidential election of our lifetimes. Doesn’t it feel as if this thing — the campaign I mean — has gone on forever?Perhaps that is...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.The six months since COVID-19 crashed down have been surreal for us all. For those afflicted with the virus or for those courageous front-line workers in health care and other essential roles, it must seem like some circle of hell. Many whose livelihoods have been upended are scrambling to pay for housing and food.Adding to this dismay for many is what feels like the oddest and longest presidential election of our lifetimes. Doesn’t it feel as if this thing — the campaign I mean — has gone on forever?Perhaps that is...WW…