“Conflicts gain sustained American attention only when they provide a compelling story line that appeals to both the public and political actors…”
The United States is the world’s sole remaining superpower, but Americans often seem so...
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“Donald J. Trump…might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history of the American presidency”
…Donald J. Trump…might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history...
“To Trump, NAFTA is some kind of original economic sin — a core cause of our current economic troubles”
To Trump, NAFTA is some kind of original economic sin — a core cause...
“It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error”
It also seems clear that Trump has a weird problem with admitting error. Confronted...
“Rhetorically, Trump drove a high-speed train filled with fireworks into a nuclear power plant”
Rhetorically, Trump drove a high-speed train filled with fireworks into a nuclear power plant....
“Racism ceased to be a matter of systems and policy and became a referendum on the rot of the individual soul”
Racism ceased to be a matter of systems and policy and became a referendum...
“The Republicans nominated someone who doesn’t know anything about his signature issue”
The Republicans nominated someone who doesn’t know anything about his signature issue. Trump lambasted...
“Trump is not trying to persuade, detail, or prove: he is trying to thrill, agitate, be liked, be loved, here and now”
It’s considered an indication of authenticity that he doesn’t generally speak from a teleprompter...
“Trump’s deteriorating relationship with the press is revealing about Trump himself…”
Trump’s deteriorating relationship with the press is revealing about Trump himself — about the...
“When you insist on obligations in addition to rights, you empower people”
Why limit ourselves to the few words in the BLM platform that have to...