Politics in America “Trump is not trying to persuade, detail, or prove: he is trying to thrill, agitate, be liked, be loved, here and now” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 September 2016 It’s considered an indication of authenticity that he doesn’t generally speak from a teleprompter...
Politics in America “Throughout the primaries, Trump rallies routinely featured his boasts about the most recent polling results” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 August 2016 Throughout the primaries, Trump rallies routinely featured his boasts about the most recent polling...
Races in America “Mr. Trump is an unlikely spokesman for the grievances of financially struggling, alienated Americans…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 August 2016 Mr. Trump is an unlikely spokesman for the grievances of financially struggling, alienated Americans:...
Politics in America “Mr. Trump…offers little more than an excuse to project complex problems onto simple villains” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 July 2016 In the white working class, there are far too many wolves: heroin, broken families,...
Politics in America “…surprising thing is that you might expect loss-averse voters to be leery of taking a risk on an unpredictable outsider like Trump, since loss aversion often makes people cautious…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 July 2016 …surprising thing is that you might expect loss-averse voters to be leery of taking...
Politics in America “…to his supporters,” Trump’s “unpredictability is a selling point rather than a flaw” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 July 2016 Trump may not quite be an American Perón, but, to his supporters, his unpredictability...
Politics in America “The irrelevance of facts is part of what observers mean when they say that the normal rules of politics don’t apply to Trump” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 June 2016 The irrelevance of facts is part of what observers mean when they say that...
Politics in America “Trump is playing to one of the most powerful emotions in our economic life—what behavioral economists call loss aversion” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 June 2016 Trump is playing to one of the most powerful emotions in our economic life—what...
Politics in America “…if you think a little thing like losing a general election will dispose of Ted Cruz’s ambitions, you don’t know Ted Cruz” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 May 2016 Unloved, unattractive, a Simpsons-quoting nerd still chasing the teenage dream of world domination, the...
Politics in America “With Cruz, though, even the most fervent peroration always feels like a debater’s patter, an advocate’s brief…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 May 2016 Enough, for one week at least, about the strange victories of Donald Trump. Let’s...