Politics in America “Every day, Trump wakes up and erodes the dignity of the Presidency a little more” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 August 2017 Trump is hardly the first bad President in American history—he has not had adequate...
Politics in America “Trump began his national ascendancy by hoisting the racist banner of birtherism. Since then, as candidate and as President, he has found countless ways to pollute the national atmosphere” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 August 2017 Trump began his national ascendancy by hoisting the racist banner of birtherism. Since then,...
Politics in America, Races in America “The guiding principle in Mr. Trump’s government is to turn the politics of white resentment into the policies of white rage…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 August 2017 If there is one consistent thread through Mr. Trump’s political career, it is his...
Politics in America “Leaks are most often an outsider’s tool, and they look different from a vantage of power” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 July 2017 Leaks are most often an outsider’s tool, and they look different from a vantage...
Politics in America “As a candidate, Trump told his followers that he would fulfill ‘every dream you ever dreamed for your country.’ But he is a plutocrat. His loyalty is to the interests of the plutocracy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 July 2017 Trump may operate a twenty-first-century Twitter machine, but he is still a frontier-era drummer...
Politics in America “Mr. Trump has admitted that being president is harder than he thought. He does not, however, appear to be humbled by this discovery” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 June 2017 Mr. Trump has admitted that being president is harder than he thought. He does...
Politics in America “What is surprising is that after everything that’s happened, so many people believe them even now” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 June 2017 Throughout the 2016 primary season, two sentiments took turns reassuring Republicans as they watched...
Politics in America “President Trump’s recent executive order…was greeted by right and left like a birthday present of socks: nice, sort of; disappointing maybe; not really on anyone’s wish list” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 June 2017 President Trump’s recent “Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty” was greeted by...
Politics in America “What does it mean for the American presidency itself to become a fake out?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 May 2017 Now that the trolling ethos has infiltrated the actual core of government, whole systems...
Politics in America ” It turns out that what Democrats were missing was a sense of existential emergency. Mr. Trump has provided it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 May 2017 One hundred days into his administration, President Trump has few legislative achievements to his...