A Kansas publisher was gleefully taking a victory lap this week following the state Supreme Court’s decision not to overturn gerrymandered redistricting maps that favor Republicans.
Even though more than a few years have passed since our days as a teenager, we can readily recall what it was like in a time before cell phones and video games.
It’s understandable why the Republican Party is so opposed to the teaching of history. Based on what is already known about the involvement of Republican lawmakers in the events leading up to and since the January 6 insurrection, the continued resistance of Republicans to respond to subpoenas and even the Republican National Committee’s resistance to cooperate, it would appear they already know that their efforts to overthrow a legitimate election won’t look good in history books - provided our nation can survive this ongoing attack on democracy.
Both parties would like voters to believe that they are sensible and reasonable, while their opponents have bizarre and dangerous ideas. Yet this is the situation confronting us today:
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