Moneychangers Haze Black Judge

… Populism is an emotional movement.

If you want to grab a person’s attention, grab them in their feelings.

This week has been historic.

Say her name with her new title: Assoc. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed.

Today on the White House lawn, Judge Brown said, “In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.”

When the confirmation was complete—Senators Murkowski, Collins, and Romney were the only Republicans who voted for her. When applause broke out inside the Senate chamber, Mitt Romney was the lone Republican to join the Democrats in a standing ovation.

The response on Twitter from the base who run the Republican Party was swift:

“Murkowski, Collins, and Romney are pro-pedophile. They just voted for #KBJ.” – Rep ...