, Columnist
Tough Times for Liberals Mean It's Time to Toughen Up
Treasured institutions are reeling. Fixing them will require more than a pledge drive.
Downtown is down. So is uptown.
Photographer: Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesLiberals are at a loss.
The U.S. president, who turned out to be more vile and duplicitous than they even had imagined, may or may not be indicted within a year’s time. Meantime, the U.S. Congress is run by conservatives who, spurred by the greed of their donors and the fears of their base, are growing ever more comfortable telling blatant lies, preparing cover-ups and counter-narratives and overhauling the nation’s tax code in the manner of a Vegas caper -- hidden from view with the cash to be divvied among the plunderers.