There are people who look at every expression of truly populist, left-wing direct action, and reflexively say, “false flag”. Particularly when it’s illegal, liberals specifically but lots of kinds of people, will want to say, “Well, that’s exactly what the powerful people want to have happen, isn’t it?” This is a pessimism in everyday people […]

Worry feels like doing something, as if the more you experience distress, the more you’ve done. But feeling changes nothing. A frenzy of sudden activity and quick, quitting exhaustion also feels like accomplishment. “I did everything I could!” But things are very bad, and we need more than that. You’re going to have to pick […]