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Teri Kanefield

Teri has written novels, short stories, nonfiction for both young readers and adults, and lots of legal briefs. She is currently working on a book on disinformation to be published by Macmillan Publishers. Her political commentary has appeared on the NBC Think Blog and CNN.com. Her articles and essays have appeared in publications as diverse as Education Week, Slate Magazine, and Scope Magazine. Her short fiction has appeared in the American Literary View, The Iowa Review, and others. For twelve years she maintained a private appellate law practice limited to representing indigents on appeal from adverse rulings. She believes with the ACLU that when the rights of society's most vulnerable members are denied, everybody's rights are imperiled. She also believe with John Updike that the purpose of literature is to expand our sympathies. Teri lives with her family on the beautiful central coast in California.

Cults, Lies and Sadopopulism

Here’s the part that is hard for people to grasp: The GOP doesn’t want a democracy. They want fascism. They’re trying to destroy truth. That, of course, explains Fox, Trump, and the GOP. They are actively trying to undermine factuality.

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TYRANNY V. GOOD GOVERNMENT

Fairness folks believe equality is possible, so for them, the purpose of government is to create fairness, to give everyone equal opportunity, and to prevent cheating.

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The Limits of Sadopopulism

Trump’s base loves him because he tells them they’re the top of the hierarchy and he’s the strongman who will defeat their enemies and protect their “liberty.”

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The Outrage Cycle

If you don’t get outraged, you are “normalizing” what he does. He wins if you react. He wins if you don’t react. See how effective it is?

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Get the Story Moving

The problem for Trump was that the protest ploy didn’t work. Trump lost a lot of support in Michigan and elsewhere.

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“Liberate!”

Trump’s way to win the election is to get the fighters fighting and keep them fighting. It’s cynical and desperate.

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Cult of Leadership v. Rule of Law

Without Congress on board, the only “oversight” of the president can come from the voters. The election will be about what kind of country we will have going forward.

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