Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Shashik Joshi,

filling in for Jason Palmer. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events

shaping your world. Denmark took in thousands of refugees from

Syria's civil war over the past decade, but they're less welcome than they used to be.

The Danish government insists that Damascus is safe enough for many of them to return.

And in a pandemic, we all want comfort food and comfy clothes. So why not cuddly fonts?

Comic Sans might make you wince, but businesses are turning to typography to put on a friendly

face. First up though. The Republican Party has delivered a message to Liz Cheney. You're fired.

Yesterday she was ousted from her position as the third ranking Republican in the US House of

Representatives. The sole representative from Wyoming, Ms Cheney was Republican nobility.

The daughter of a former vice president, she had a staunchly conservative voting record.

But in recent months, Ms Cheney had insisted vocally and repeatedly that former president

Donald Trump lost the November election and was responsible for the insurrection of the

capital.

The remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. I will not participate in that.

I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that

abandons the rule of law and joins the former presidents when saved.

Her position had drawn the eye of Mr. Trump, who has attacked her repeatedly.

And we got to get rid of the weak congress people, the ones that aren't any good, the

most cheney of the world. We got to get rid of them. We got to get rid.

Her removal shows just how enduring Mr. Trump's grip on the Republican Party is, with worrying

implications for the health of the two party system.

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