Open Question

Now that “RussiaGate” is over (granting it may not be) what are the lessons to be learned?

Some areas to explore are media, politics, culture, law and the Constitution, but lessons learned need not be restricted to any one of these.

For myself, I have become more receptive to a political theory I never gave much thought to when I was young: the notion that secrecy, blackmail and conspiracy are main drivers of the engines of power. This notion has been a great awakening for me.

The open question, however is not quite so specific. What should we be thinking about now?

Pilot: Editorial: After Mueller report, a need for action

https://pilotonline.com/opinion/editorial/article_9b088c7e-4f26-11e9-8bae-f7998a090af0.html
Well, it has finally happened, the Pilot has now gone to full on political censorship of its comments section.  The following comment was “Content Disabled” this morning.

“Is it really so hard to admit you were wrong?

But action indeed is needed. We must find out who was involved in the weaponization of our intelligence agencies and Justice Dept against private citizens involved in a political campaign. That has been shown to have been a massive abuse of power.

We may yet see a President in handcuffs, as Democrats and the press so giddily wished for, but it would be former President Obama if it is shown he knew what Lynch and Comey were up to.”

The comment certainly disagrees with their position, but it does not violate any of their rules.

Pilot: Nation awaits key findings as Mueller wraps up Russia probe

https://pilotonline.com/news/government/nation/article_a511e860-32ac-5aee-ba33-34bbe35ad7e5.html

I expect it will take some time for the significance of the Mueller conclusion to sink in. This, because the main media spin so far seems to be, “It’s not over.” You can see this in the headline at the link, for example, and as the theme of various other headlines in the Pilot’s wire reports today.

TAC: The Intellectual Assault On Our National Identity

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-intellectual-assault-on-our-national-identity/

Robert Merry makes the useful point that during its founding period, and for several generations thereafter, the United States was never a “melting pot” nation. The point is useful because it demonstrates that demographic change necessarily displaces national identity or, literally, nationhood.