THE MORALIZATION OF THE TRASH FIRE

The era of policy debate is dead. We have traded arguments for indictments. The Houston Chronicle highlights the current state of our rot. We no longer fight over taxes or roads. We fight over the soul of the opposition.

The depressing features are plain.

• Disagreement is rebranded as depravity.
• Political identity defines human worth.
• The middle ground is gone.

There is no way to fix this. The theater of power requires an enemy. Without a monster to point at, the players have nothing to do. We are just watching the collapse in real time.