If ever there were a “must” read, this is it:

If you want to understand what is happening in America and to Americans at this moment, I promise you will never find a more lucid analysis and description than this beyond-brilliant essay by Andrew Sullivan.

https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/yes-this-is-the-face-of-a-tyrant?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzY2NDUzMSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzMyOTMyMCwiXyI6IlowdnhnIiwiaWF0IjoxNjAxMDU4MTM5LCJleHAiOjE2MDEwNjE3MzksImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTM3MSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.Z10KfbwY6MBOJ5Ic94gDVbqNnKtrzi31qqqJMvcMgE4