What's the difference?

In 1974, most congressional Republicans were patriots, forcing then-President Richard Nixon to resign when he tried to overthrow our democracy. Alarmingly, most current congressional Republicans are unpatriotic cowards, caving to former president Donald Trump’s attempt to do likewise.

There’s good reason Trump trusted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s word over our own US intelligence: they’re very similar–both ruthless liars craving power.

Fortunately, a few current congressional Republicans want to save our democracy. Especially powerful is Republican US Representative Liz Cheney, my No. 1...