After reading Kendzior's piece, this comes as a breath of fresh air.  Balanced, measured, and insightful.  It is refreshing to read an author that doesn't depend on hyperbole to make an effective point, and puts things in historical perspective rather than shrieking that the sky is falling.

What Trump did was deplorable, but it does not an autocracy make.  Nixon's actions were worse, but somehow the constitution muddled through, and the United States remained about as free a country as it ever was.

Pretty sure Sarah's last column called it a kleptocracy, also over the top.  Too bad she can't keep her inflated claims straight.