From “Man Bites Dog” and “Oh My God” to “Dog Bites Man” and “Oh Well” On the Trivialization and Normalization of Fascism and Other Evils

Originally published at the Paul Street Report on Substack, reprinted with permission.  On January 6, 2021, as Donald “Take Down the Metal Detectors” Trump’s fascist thugs  were starting to attack the US Capitol in attempt to block the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020  election victory, I was driving through downtown Iowa City listening to the […]