Listen now (2 mins) | Here’s my suggestion for stopping the ultra-right-wing loopiness coming out of the mouths of Republican officials: Hearing aids. I’m convinced that the wacko blatherings of Matt Gaetz, the ravings of the Q-anon cult, Trump’s tantrums, and so many others are the result of a tragic neurological disconnect. This affliction lets their tongues wag impulsively, but their ears don’t pick up the noise, so they’re unaware that they are prattling nonsense.