Must Read

• Rob Goodman, The Appeal of Trumpism to Traditionalists (“The work of David Gelernter helps explain why some intellectuals are attracted to the president’s authoritarian populism.”)

Should Read/Listen

• Anthony Brooks, How Trump’s Election Is Energizing Democrats In A Central Mass. Town [Ed.: I grew up in a neighboring town.  As the map indicates, it’s in a very red area of a generally blue state. I hear through my connections that Mr. O’Connell, their new DTC Treasurer, is a standup guy.  Don’t know the others mentioned.]
  
• Sarah Jones, J.D. Vance, the False Prophet of Blue America  (“The bestselling author of “Hillbilly Elegy” has emerged as the liberal media’s favorite white trash–splainer. But he is offering all the wrong lessons.”)
• Matthew Yglesias, Trump’s budget blueprint is a war on the future of the American economy (“Where we’re going, we won’t need science or education. Except we will.”)
• Steve Almond, Journalism And The Republican Health Plan: Covering Class Warfare Dressed Up As Policy
• Jeff Stein, Report: Trump voters in Michigan like economically populist Democrats [Ed.:  No kidding?  Who’d have guessed?]
• Jordan Weissman, A $15 Minimum Wage Would Give Almost Half of American Workers a Raise. Is That Crazy?
• Rebecca Solnit, Protest and persist: why giving up hope is not an option
• Chris Lehmann, The Betrayal of Democracy (“On finding Christopher Lasch in a Steve Bannon listicle.”)  [Ed.: If you’re not familiar with Lasch’s work then probably not worth reading but definitely so if you are.]
• The Nature Conservancy, Nature’s Benefits in Action: Floodplains Calm High Water, Create Wildlife Habitat