At least we’re having discussions about policy, now, instead of dealing with the Liar in Chief’s full time assault on the truth.

 When President Donald Trump's social media feeds went dark after the insurrection at the Capitol, it felt like a fog beginning to lift. For more than five years, starting with his campaign announcement in June 2015, political journalism had been clogged with a nonstop torrent of exaggerations, lies and head-scratching pronouncements that scuttled efforts to focus on systemic concerns. 

From exhaustive fact checks to contentious briefing-room clashes over the administration's "alternative facts," debunking the whirl of lies became a full-time process.

The bad news? Late night TV has gotten pretty boring, without Trump’s daily bullshit, but it’s a small price to pay.