Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024 Ron DeSantis Might Have Already Blown His Shot at 2024
A top donor backs off over the governor’s six-week abortion law and book banning. A threat to build a state prison adjacent to Disney World seems unhinged. “Pudding fingers” is mak...
Apr 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist
The Establishment focus on personal scandals helps cover up the former president’s reckless belligerence.
Apr 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune
Insinuating that special prosecutor Jack Smith changed his name might seem like an odd tactic for someone whose family name was Drumpf—unless you know the history.
Apr 14, 2023 / David Margolick
Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug
He would rather threaten violence outside of a courthouse than make a reasonable argument inside of one.
Apr 13, 2023 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings
The Ohio representative’s debut in the scandal business represents a considerable falling off from the party of Joseph McCarthy and Henry Hyde.
Apr 11, 2023 / Francis Wilkinson
Trump’s Indictment Is Not “Selective Prosecution” Trump’s Indictment Is Not “Selective Prosecution”
The American judicial system is frequently guilty of overreach. This isn’t one of those times.
Apr 7, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
There Was No Trump Violence This Week. But What’s Coming? There Was No Trump Violence This Week. But What’s Coming?
Jeff Sharlet’s incomparable new book The Undertow explains why the worst is probably yet to come.
Apr 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Long History of Presidents Getting a Pass The Long History of Presidents Getting a Pass
Ford's pardon of Nixon set a precedent for executive branch impunity—and Trump has picked it up and run with it.
Apr 5, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Trump Stole an Election. 34 Felonies Are Just the Start. Trump Stole an Election. 34 Felonies Are Just the Start.
The charges against Trump matter, but the prosecutor was clear that he committed his crimes to beat Hillary Clinton. Maybe that’s why, at Mar-a-Lago, his self-righteousness seemed ...
Apr 5, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Indictment Is a Slap on the Wrist, but Accountability Has to Start Somewhere Trump’s Indictment Is a Slap on the Wrist, but Accountability Has to Start Somewhere
This isn’t the case of our dreams, but Trump very likely committed these crimes. He should be prosecuted for them. And other prosecutions should follow.
Apr 4, 2023 / Elie Mystal