You Can’t Be Depressed

The Guardian describes Tim Snyder’s latest book,

On Freedom – the sequel to his New York Times #1 bestseller On Tyranny – as “a rigorous and visionary argument”. . . Buy or borrow this book, read it, take it to heart.” I’m buying it.The Economist has chosen kakistocracy

— “a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens” — to be its word of the year.With a pathological liar narcissist convicted felon and adjudicated rapist about to take office and seeking to put this man

in charge of the Defense Department, could there have been any other choice?The Scariest horror film of the year: Stop the Steal

. It’s my fault for not linking it before the elections. The 6th of January is a day for religious war. Which brings us back to Pete Hegseth, a religious warrior himself.All that said:It does no good to be depressed. Every day is a blessing. We have hot water. What could you do to help? . . criticizing when criticism is due; pushing back when the other side takes credit for Democratic accomplishments, like infrastructure projects Trump’s team voted unanimously against or the low unemployment and inflation he will have inherited.

Editors Note: This article was originally published on December 9, 2024 on andrewtobias.com, syndicated with permission.