Politics in America “America’s most skilled political entertainer is putting on the greatest show we’ve ever seen” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 February 2016 It is undeniably enjoyable to watch Trump. He’s red-faced, discursive, funny, angry, strange, unpredictable,...
Politics in America “The three celebrity outsiders continued to wrap the thinnest evidence of their ability to do the job in the gaudiest self-assurance” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 December 2015 The three celebrity outsiders continued to wrap the thinnest evidence of their ability to...
Politics in America “…it’s unsettling to encounter a prospective leader whose persona is so conspicuous and well defined and yet whose core is so obtuse” Author Drew Kaplan Date 26 November 2015 Trump might be the single most self-involved yet least introspective person I have ever...
Politics in America “The Trump campaign may be a win-win for Trump, but it is a monstrous dilemma for a lot of other people” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 November 2015 The Trump campaign may be a win-win for Trump, but it is a monstrous...
Politics in America “…the core of Trump’s phenomenon is his celebrity itself, which, in today’s America, is in fact as populist as it gets” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 November 2015 …while populism is often associated with grass-roots movements, Trump’s brand of it flows not...
Politics in America “In general, Trump understands and appreciates that reporters like to be given the time of day” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 November 2015 Getting close to Trump is nothing like the teeth-pulling exercise that it can be...
Politics in America, Television “As a reality TV professional, I would be lucky to strike gold like Donald Trump once or twice in a career” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 October 2015 I’ve been working in reality television for 10 years, and I can tell you...
Politics in America, Television “Donald Trump is the presidential candidate that reality TV made” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 October 2015 Donald Trump is the presidential candidate that reality TV made. An electorate trained in...
Politics in America “…journalists bear special blame for [Trump], because bit by bit, year by year, we turned up the heat, intensifying our demand for conflict, for crackups…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 October 2015 We journalists bear special blame for him, because bit by bit, year by year,...
Entertainment, Politics in America “The bleed of entertainment into politics is hardly new. It’s been rued and prophesied for many decades…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 October 2015 We now utterly conflate entertainment and politics, routinely confuse celebrity with authority and regularly...