Donald Trump

Trump can’t stay awake at trial, which is far less demanding than being president. That’s the story

By Stephen Robinson / May 4, 2024 /

He isn’t “compartmentalizing,” writes Stephen Robinson.

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Trump and the last taboo

By John Stoehr / April 26, 2024 /

He may be above the law, but he’s not above being human.

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That time Donald Trump admitted he’s been lying the whole time

By John Stoehr / April 25, 2024 /

It was an accident.

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Thanks to Trump, the House GOP is now vulnerable on the border

By John Stoehr / April 24, 2024 /

The Democrats believe they can flip the House on the issue.

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Extreme apocalyptic rhetoric is everywhere and it’s dangerous

By Lindsay Beyerstein / April 23, 2024 /

It’s so normalized it’s hard to draw causal connections between rhetoric and violence, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. That’s the point.

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Yes, the trial is bad for Trump

By John Stoehr / April 22, 2024 /

I asked for opinions on the first criminal case against a former president. To my surprise, I found more hope than hopelessness.

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Why do white rural voters vote for Republicans?

By Noah Berlatsky / April 18, 2024 /

It’s not because they are rural, writes Noah Berlatsky.

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If you think Trump is going to lose, how does that compare to your expectations of 2016?

By John Stoehr / April 17, 2024 /

I asked readers to compare their feelings. Here are the results.

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Podcast: Maga is the newest, and oldest, American myth

By Claire Bond Potter / April 8, 2024 /

Claire Bond Potter interviews Richard Slotkin, author of “A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America.”

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Kennedy’s fate is tied to Trump’s

By John Stoehr / April 4, 2024 /

Voters have entered a new stage in which they are remembering what the country was like the last time a demagogue was president. 

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