Erecting a billboard for the blind

The committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first hearing Thursday. Among the items displayed was this picture of a mock gallows that was built on the Capitol grounds the day of the attack. (Associated Press)

Once you get in the habit of ignoring reality, the specifics of the reality being ignored hardly matter.

That’s a key to understanding what’s going on right now, but not something that gets stated plainly. So I’ll say it again: