Note: This is the second in a series of blog postings emanating from work originally compiled for a Daily Bullshit entry. That text has now been moved here.
Update, August 21, 2017: When I originally published this entry, on August 19 at 1:10 pm, I failed to cite a source for my claim that Trump had flip-flopped on who was to blame for Charlottesville. Since then, the Los Angeles Times has published an article specifically documenting the flip-flops.[] I have added the reference to the original.
Following Steve Bannon’s departure from the White House,[] John Bennett at Roll Call considers Trump’s alienation of conservative factions, especially now what are really paleoconservatives.[] There are actually two levels to this matter: First, there is the question of how much support Trump actually sacrifices by ditching Bannon. Paleoconservatives, apart from calling attention to themselves with protests such as at Charlottesville,[] and occasional terrorist incidents, don’t really amount to much—and, truth be told, the less insane among them are well aware of this. Read more →