As we lurch into our annual ritualistic celebration of American independence, we have every reason to be depressed about the state of our union. Our current Commander-in-Chief, who rode into The White House on a wave of toxic, vulgar racism and Islamophobia, has spent the last week attacking journalists of every stripe, from talk show hosts, to cable news networks, to newspapers staffed with prizewinning, relentless investigative journalists. Continue reading “Independence Day”