“Trump’s assault on the premises of democracy is not only unique in modern American history but unique in the annals of modern liberal democracy”
Trump’s assault on the premises of democracy is not only unique in modern American...
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“For evangelicals, voting in the macro is the moral thing to do, even if the candidate is morally flawed”
Does Mr. Trump have moral failings? Yes. Critics will suggest a hypocrisy coming from...
“The sessions are extraordinary for the rare glimpses they provide of unscripted conversations at the White House on critical issues”
The chief executive sits at a long wooden table, putting his invited guests on...
“Trump’s innovation is to have mined a deeper vein of cynicism, exhausting the weary tropes of polite political discourse”
…Trump is pivoting constantly. Or perhaps more accurately, the man is so erratic that...
“Every day, Trump wakes up and erodes the dignity of the Presidency a little more”
Trump is hardly the first bad President in American history—he has not had adequate...
“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”
Trump began his national ascendancy by hoisting the racist banner of birtherism. Since then,...
“The guiding principle in Mr. Trump’s government is to turn the politics of white resentment into the policies of white rage…”
If there is one consistent thread through Mr. Trump’s political career, it is his...
“Leaks are most often an outsider’s tool, and they look different from a vantage of power”
Leaks are most often an outsider’s tool, and they look different from a vantage...
“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”
Trump may operate a twenty-first-century Twitter machine, but he is still a frontier-era drummer...
“Mr. Trump has admitted that being president is harder than he thought. He does not, however, appear to be humbled by this discovery”
Mr. Trump has admitted that being president is harder than he thought. He does...