When It Happens Overseas, We Call It a Failed State. In Texas, We Call It Tuesday.

If the FBI clashing with state police over lawmakers happened overseas, it’d be breaking news. In the USA, it barely makes the ticker.

There’s a song that’s been in my head all week, the Isley Brothers’ Footsteps in the Dark. That slow, uneasy groove where the singer keeps hearing movement he can’t see. “Lookin’ down dark corridors… something’s up ahead… should I keep this same direction or go back instead?”