Make America Debate Again

“Make America Debate Again” is what I saw on a meme the other day. Someone had taken one of the those red baseball caps that Trump likes to wear, and turned it into a blue and red work of Photoshop art. Really, we need to start talking again. But what I see more and more these days, is people trying to silence their opposition. And failing that, they seek to discredit their opposition without actually touching the facts.

Donald Trump is a master at this tactic. I have seen him time and again chastising, denigrating, even mocking his opposition without actually engaging in debate. At…