A LAMENT FOR OUR TIME.

Glenn "Insta Pundit" Reynolds reminds readers of an absolutely hilarious Uri Friedman essay from 2016, when Donald Trump alone might have understood the extent to which the Political Class would do anything, absolutely anything, to ensure that Hillary Clinton would take the Oath of Office.

Winners do not suppress losers, which means losers can hope to be winners in the future. As a result, the losers’ doubts about the legitimacy of the political system gradually recede as they prepare for the next election.

But if the losing candidate doesn’t uphold his or her side of the bargain by recognizing the winner’s right to rule, that acute loss of faith in democracy among the candidate’s supporters can become chronic, potentially devolving into civil disobedience, political violence, and a crisis of democratic legitimacy. How the loser responds is especially critical because losers naturally have the most grievances about the election.

Shattered suggests that the Russian tampering story started immediately after the electoral vote tally became clear.

Professor Reynolds notes, "The behavior of our political class in this regard since then has been deeply, criminally irresponsible and is in itself proof that it is unfit."  Turf them out!