Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year
Eric Cortelessa in Time Magazine: Trump’s political rebirth is unparalleled in American history. His first term ended in disgrace, with his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results culminating in the
A Firsthand Account of Homelessness in America
We see right through the unshowered soul living in a car by the beach, or by the Walmart, or by the side of the road. But he’s there… … Continue readingA Firsthand Account of Homelessness in America
Economic Populism: Republicans For Labor
“We’re for American workers who want to build a life in their homes with dignified jobs and raise the families supported by those dignified jobs.” … Continue readingEconomic Populism: Republicans For Labor
America and the World
(T)he period between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, and the election of Donald Trump exactly thirty-five years later comes to constitute an ‘era’… … Continue readingAmerica and the World
Europe Can’t ‘Trump-Proof’ Itself
European foreign policy experts are reviving ideas about strategic autonomy from 2016. They fail to understand how much has changed in the last eight years. … Continue readingEurope Can’t ‘Trump-Proof’ Itself
Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer. … Continue readingWhy Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
A Triumph Greater Than 2016. It Wasn’t a Fluke.
Mark Krotov at n+1: Trump is America’s choice. No one, I think, is more responsible for this week’s result than Joe Biden. … Continue readingA Triumph Greater Than 2016. It Wasn’t a Fluke.
The Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos
Four tremendous forces — AI, the energy transition, climate change and geopolitics — will accelerate over the next president’s term. … Continue readingThe Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos
Why Kamala Harris Lost
In an unfortunate echo of Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016, Harris spent far too much time trying to argue that Trump was unfit for the presidency. … Continue readingWhy Kamala Harris Lost
It’s Time for Sobriety, Not Denial
On Trump winning the mandate for change: The realignment is real. The results this time weren’t, to put it in poker terms, a rare inside straight easily manipulable by nefarious forces. … Continue readingIt’s Time for Sobriety, Not Denial
Donald Trump’s Revenge
“The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before.” … Continue readingDonald Trump’s Revenge
The Dawn of the Trump Era
To understand how Trump could become the dominant politician of this era, it’s time for all of us to take a long, hard look in the mirror. … Continue readingThe Dawn of the Trump Era