“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...
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“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...
“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”
President Trump’s recent “Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty” was greeted by...
“Trump flouts truth and liberal values so brazenly that he undermines the country he has been elected to serve and the stability he is pledged to insure”
Trump flouts truth and liberal values so brazenly that he undermines the country he...
“The Trumpian rebellion against liberal democracy is not a local event; it is part of a disturbing global trend”
The Trump Presidency represents a rebellion against liberalism itself—an angry assault on the advances...