Today we'll talk about how to write the classic New York Times column, using Thomas Edsall's recent "Trumpism Without Borders" as our example. It must have taken him about 40 minutes to write it.
Edsall blames the populist movements sweeping the globe on the same ills that "led to a right-wing takeover of the federal government by Donald Trump." To wit: "anti-immigrant fervor, political tribalism, racism, ethnic tension, authoritarianism and inequality." Fascism awaits us unless we keep importing low-skilled immigrants and shipping jobs abroad!
For someone worried about the erosion of "democratic norms," maybe Edsall shouldn't be referring to the outcome of a free and fair U.S. presidential election as a "right-wing takeover of the federal government." We had an election, pal.