“The force that is ending his political career is greater than the truth, and this force operates on only roughly half of this country’s population—those who voted for Hillary Clinton and who consume what we still refer to as mainstream media.” The New Yorker on Al Franken’s Resignation and the Selective Force of MeToo.

+ Roy Moore’s history of molestation has been in the news so much, we’ve lost sight of all the other reasons he’s horrible. Thankfully, he offered up one reminder when he was asked about a time when America was great. “I think it was great at the time when families were united — even though we had slavery — they cared for one another…. Our families were strong, our country had a direction.” And then there’s this position: Gay Marriage, Evil. Putin, good.