…This controversy has shoved the #HeritageFoundation into the spotlight, but it is hardly unique in its #MAGA-fied descent. Its travails reflect the debased state of #conservative institutions, the #Republican Party’s degeneration into a #corrupt personality cult, & the collapse of #intellectual standards. This collapse is a profound problem—one that #Trump both exploited in his rise to power & exacerbated with his control over the #GOP.
The debacle at the #HeritageFoundation illustrates the impossibility of abiding by the long-standing #intellectual values of open #debate & #truth-seeking while retaining any influence in a party led by Donald Trump.