It's Monday again

In case you needed proof that the world didn't suddenly become an Enlightenment paradise on January 20th, I give you:

• Georgia Republicans (and perhaps soon Florida Republicans) seem to have blundered badly with their new anti-voter law.
• Frank Bruni wants to retire the phrase "gun control."
• In a shocking development, police brutality at protests aimed at curbing police brutality have sparked yet more protests.
• Illinois auto dealers, a collectively useless lot of people who provide a parasitic service most of the time, have sued electric auto maker Rivian for daring to talk directly to consumers.

You will be happy to know, however, that Egypt has passed its 400-meter kidney stone.