A #based State of the Union, a Democrat SNAFU in Iowa, and impeachment acquittal: Trump is riding high. Plus: our editors finish an entire bottle of whisky.

Note: heroes and Scotsmen (but I repeat myself) spell whisky without an “e”

Elites remain out of touch with everyone, our institutions are broken, and some people on the Left and the Right are still in denial about how bad things have gotten. But at least CNN’s Don Lemon is good for a laugh.

Can’t handle the truth? Identity politics to the rescue. It’s a helluva drug: reviewers use shallow tropes to dismiss two important conservative books. 

Don’t panic: Our editors are here to discuss the merits and blind spots of some recent calls for civility and caution among conservatives.

Our institutions are broken. But are they beyond repair? The editors discuss what can be done to set things right.

CNN’s Don Lemon lets the mask slip to reveal his utter contempt for Trump voters. Our editors have some choice words in response. Plus: China’s dysfunction makes globalization a fool’s gambit.

The eyes, man. What’s up with the newly restored Lamb of God from the Ghent Altarpiece?

What happens to the conservative movement now? We talk social ills and possible solutions.

Jeffrey Epstein’s mysterious death opened a window onto a rabbit hole into a conundrum about American disillusionment and corruption. What does it all mean? We peer into the void.

Democrats want you to think the impeachment of President Trump is extraordinary. Is it? Our editors discuss.