Politics in America “The problem with Trump is…that his rhetoric…has created an atmosphere that suggests that behavioral anti-Semitism…may have a new legitimacy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 December 2016 The problem with Trump is not blatant anti-Semitism, or anti-Islamism; I’m not afraid that...
Politics in America “…for all his thunderous talk before Election Day about ‘draining the swamp’ of Washington, the water level looks fine, the mosquitoes seem unworried and the gators remain plentiful and well-fed” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 December 2016 Trump styled himself as a populist during his flamboyantly provocative campaign, claiming to hear,...
Politics in America “A substantial portion of the American public has made clear that it feels betrayed by the establishment…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 December 2016 A substantial portion of the American public has made clear that it feels betrayed...
Politics in America “In his campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump regularly tied America’s problems to others” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 December 2016 The president-elect earned the votes of a majority of white people while running a...
Politics in America “One of the first observations the checkers made about Trump is that he doesn’t care when his statements are shown to have no basis in fact” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 December 2016 Trump was not trying to make reference to reality in what he said to...
Politics in America “For tens of millions of Americans, Trump was unthinkable as President” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 December 2016 For tens of millions of Americans, Trump was unthinkable as President. It came to...
Israel, Jews, Politics in America “…for Bannon, and many on the Trumpian right, the crucial political divide in today’s world is between internationalists (who they call “globalists”) and nationalists” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 December 2016 …for Bannon, and many on the Trumpian right, the crucial political divide in today’s...
Politics in America, Zionism “Bannon and the Trumpian right have discovered what Jews have known for a century: That Zionism is built, in part, on the rejection of Diaspora Jewish identity” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 November 2016 Bannon and the Trumpian right have discovered what Jews have known for a century:...
Politics in America “There are millions of Americans who don’t understand why anyone might worry about the effects of this election” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 November 2016 Most of Mr. Trump’s supporters did not intend to attack our most vulnerable citizens....
Politics in America “A generation ago, a Presidential contender like Trump wasn’t conceivable” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 November 2016 A generation ago, a Presidential contender like Trump wasn’t conceivable. Jimmy Carter brought smiling...