Donald Trump

The GOP response to Trump’s conviction is incoherent until you remember the conspiracy theories that animate it

By Lindsay Beyerstein / June 6, 2024 /

It’s time to state the obvious, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

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A vengeful man doesn’t care about solving our problems

By John Stoehr / June 4, 2024 /

On Trump’s post-conviction interview on “Fox & Friends.”

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Democrats, liberals and leftists are being way, way too cynical about Trump’s conviction

By Noah Berlatsky / June 4, 2024 /

Fighting fascism isn’t just about the election, writes Noah Berlatsky.

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Trump’s conviction forces him to tell lies even more conspicuous

By John Stoehr / May 31, 2024 /

Lots of people, maybe enough people, don’t want to be lied to.

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Donald Trump won’t double down on ‘united reich’ video

By John Stoehr / May 22, 2024 /

But why?

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What would you say to someone on the fence about Trump?

By John Stoehr / May 20, 2024 /

Remember, they probably don’t know what you know.

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Hush money isn’t a crime. Slush money is

By Claire Bond Potter / May 18, 2024 /

Here’s a summary of where we are at halftime in the case against Donald Trump, writes Claire Bond Potter.

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Trump’s strength is illusory

By John Stoehr / May 14, 2024 /

The latest Times poll shows it.

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Governor Kristi Noem didn’t have to shoot her dog. She wanted to

By John Stoehr / May 7, 2024 /

Her story is about inflicting suffering on those who are “useless.”

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Trump thinks he’s going to win by running the same campaign he ran in 2016 and 2020

By John Stoehr / May 6, 2024 /

A strong candidate would look at his past successes and failures, and modulate his current campaign to reflect lessons learned. Not Trump.

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