Only a very few weeks ago, Fox News was indignant at the thought that anyone might dare to police other people's heads and faces. foxnews.com/food-drink/jud…
Refuse service to people who wear Trump head gear onto your private property? Outrageous! Accost people in the public street about their non-Trump face gear? Serves them right! facebook.com/FoxNews/posts/…
I'm finding quite a lot of these Fox stories about the right to wear a MAGA hat onto other people's property - even as Fox is tonight upholding the right of MAGA people to police what other people wear in public streets. foxnews.com/food-drink/tru…
I wrote this about all that theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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This NYT story on GOP attempt at voter suppression in Texas illustrates a paradox I described in @TheAtlantic last week ... 1/x
@TheAtlantic The story is set in Harris County, Texas (greater Houston). Texas GOP hopes to repeal innovations that promoted record voting in 2020.

Now the paradox: 2/x
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