It was the worst of Oakland; it was the best of Oakland.

One of the greatest books I’ve read in my adult life is “America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything,” by Christopher F. Rufo. It was published just this year, in hardcover.

When I saw the headline in this morning’s Chronicle—“Both sides claim wins in ruling on sweeps”—my immediate thought was, “That means the people of San Francisco lose.” (The headline was in the print edition. The online edition reads, “New ruling denies S.F.’s request to ease encampment sweep order—but both sides see a win.”)

 I’m super-pleased that the Georgia Attorney-General has indicted those lunatic cop-haters down in Atlanta for their domestic terrorism. In case you haven’t been following the story, the Atlanta Police Department wants to build a big new training center on city-owned land. Needless to say, Atlanta “progressives” immediately opposed it. Dubbing it “Cop City,” they picketed, rioted, demonstrated and organized to kill the project. Along the way, they resorted to violent anarchism—like throwing Molotov cocktails at cops, destroying parts of the center as it was being constructed, and establishing a so-called “autonomous zone” on the site.

I was watching the local news last night about the robbery of a 7-Eleven. Caught on camera were the four hooded thieves, who rushed from a Honda, raided the store in less than a minute, and then took off. And the thought hit me: We’re in an insurrection.