The More Things Change…

Doing research, came across a letter from a 23-year-old reader to his small-town newspaper. It could be a summary of today's mainstream Republican talking points, but it's from 4 years before Fox News existed, 23 years before Trump ran.

Any guesses who was so ahead of his time? pic.twitter.com/3SVfGvvUNX

— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) March 11, 2023

...the more they remain the same.

It's as though something happened in 2017 https://t.co/GDLmKkUJqh

— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) March 12, 2023

Until along comes a catalyst.

Timothy McVeigh. Who 3 years later blew up the Oklahoma City federal building, murdering 168 people. https://t.co/Qu50iWlduQ

— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) March 11, 2023

And it wasn’t that guy.