Many of us began 2017 with the consoling thought that the Donald Trump presidency couldn’t possibly be as bad as we feared. Trump and his enablers have waged a relentless war against truth in an attempt to delegitimize any and all critical voices. Many see clearly Trump’s unfitness but continue to support him because they fear the wrath of his hardcore base and see the chance to enact a conservative agenda. The day after Trump’s inauguration, a much larger crowd descended on Washington for the Women’s March, an immense show of resistance. In November, Democrat Ralph Northam won the governor’s race in Virginia, a purple state, by a surprisingly big nine-point margin.

Source: Washington Post December 25, 2017 23:48 UTC