The GOP keeps doubling down on its biggest loser

Gamblers in the Ship of Fools, 1494.

(Story originally appeared in the L.A. Times, May 14, 2021)

There’s a mental phenomenon known among gamblers as tilt. It’s a brain-hijacking that happens after an ego blow. Rather than taking a break, a gambler on tilt becomes absolutely convinced he should have won the hand or the slot-machine tug. He starts to risk g…