Insight: “There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” —Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

Upright: “Trump is one of the few conservative leaders with the guts to actually do something about the spread of identity politics in the U.S. Such leftist theories only hurt the people they are meant to help by dividing — and destroying — the country. He will be accused of opposing ‘diversity’ training. But he doesn’t care, while so many other Republicans are fearful they’ll get tagged as racist.” —Keith Koffler

Observations: “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced his intention to erect a statue in Brooklyn in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This is rich, considering that just a few months ago he was all in favor of tearing statues down. … In the days since her death, Ginsburg has been rightly remembered as someone whose legacy will long be felt in this country. Yet a huge part of that legacy was her promotion of an industry that is as morally heinous and devaluing of human life as slavery: the abortion industry.” —Cheryl Magness

For the record: “Many in the media will lament the politicization of the Supreme Court. I agree with them. But the court has been politicized not by social conservatives, but by activist judges and justices who lack an originalist approach and for 50 years have issued expansive policy-making rulings, taking power out of the hands of legislatures, and disenfranchising the voters behind them. Without the last five decades of Supreme Court activism, judicial nominations wouldn’t be that big of a deal politically. It’s that simple.” —Tony Perkins

Down the memory hole: “I love how ‘Trump is stealing the election by confiscating mailboxes’ just, like, isn’t a thing anymore.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

The BIG Lie: “Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans are fighting to steal two Supreme Court seats, four years apart, using completely contradictory rationales. Democrats are fighting to honor RBG’s last wish and her legacy.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer

Hyperventilating hypocrisy: “They are on a path to undo the Affordable Care Act. They’re on a path to undo a woman’s right to choose. And there are many more issues that relate to the LBGTQ community, clean air, clean water, pollution. They’re coming after your children. Protect your children from what they are trying to do in this Court.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of the nation’s biggest abortion proponents despite claiming to be Catholic

Non compos mentis: “Even moderate liberals are proposing a variety of bold options, like adding additional seats to the court as Franklin Roosevelt once tried to do to push the court to stop overturning his New Deal programs. However, there has been comparatively little attention to the simplest and easiest way to get around potentially tyrannical right-wing justices: just ignore them. The president and Congress do not actually have to obey the Supreme Court.” —The Week national correspondent Ryan Cooper

Dezinformatsiya: “We’re going to have to blow up the entire system.” —CNN’s Don Lemon

Facepalm: “The Constitution says voters get to pick a president who gets to make the pick and the Senate gets to decide.” —Joe Biden, attempting to make a case against Trump’s SCOTUS nomination

And last… “Leftists, like cuckoos, don’t build their own nest. They steal other people’s.” —Sarah Hoyt