Memo to the media: Stop giving equal time to congressional Republicans, who are making stuff up. Treating them as equivalent to Dems who are dealing with the facts rebounds to the advantage of Republicans, for whom nonsense being taken seriously is itself a victory.

Memo to the media: Stop giving equal time to congressional Republicans, who are making stuff up. Treating them as equivalent to Dems who are dealing with the facts rebounds to the advantage of Republicans, for whom nonsense being taken seriously is itself a victory.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 16, 2019