Donald Trump

Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing with his attorney Todd Blanche on January 10, 2025.

Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed

When voters are consumed with anti-system rage, a criminal rap sheet is no barrier to high office.

Jan 13, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump visits a cryptocurrency-themed bar called Pubkey in the West Village on September 18, 2024 in New York City.

Trump and His Crypto Cronies Have Big Plans. Be Afraid. Trump and His Crypto Cronies Have Big Plans. Be Afraid.

The incoming president and his Bitcoin-loving acolytes want to turn the government into their personal ATM.

Jan 10, 2025 / Sam Gustin

President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

Donald Trump Is Building a Bridge to 1896 Donald Trump Is Building a Bridge to 1896

The president-elect promises to rule with robber baron tactics and imperial belligerence—just like his role model, William McKinley.

Jan 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

US Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024, in St Cloud, Minnesota.

How to Not Lose It Completely During Trump’s Second Presidency How to Not Lose It Completely During Trump’s Second Presidency

If we can’t count on this country’s vaunted checks and balances to either check or balance the power of an absurdist president, where else can we look?

Jan 9, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon

Donald Trump Jr. looks on after arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 7, 2025.

Donald Trump’s 21st-Century Colonialism Donald Trump’s 21st-Century Colonialism

Trump’s obsession with claiming Greenland and its people for the US is just a new version of the same old imperialist story.

Jan 9, 2025 / John Nichols

Donald Trump enjoys a good faux-Hellenic column.

Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again

Last term, his ill-informed embrace of “traditional” aesthetics fanned the flames of the culture wars. This time, he’s poised to do even more damage.

Jan 7, 2025 / Kate Wagner

Donald Trump stands looking forlorn in the rain under a black umbrella

Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again. Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again.

While the War on Terror has receded into the background of our lives, its premises and tactics remain all too readily available.

Jan 1, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference on July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Trump’s Crackpot Crypto Scheme to Reduce Inflation Would Be a Financial Catastrophe Trump’s Crackpot Crypto Scheme to Reduce Inflation Would Be a Financial Catastrophe

A federal crypto reserve would only benefit the scoundrels and scammers who helped fund Trump’s presidential campaign.

Dec 31, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Trump China Tariffs

What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy

China is considered the Big One by those in Trump’s entourage responsible for devising foreign policy.

Dec 23, 2024 / Michael T. Klare

Former US president Donald Trump during a campaign event at Alro Steel in Potterville, Michigan, on August 29, 2024.

Not All Liberals Hate Trump Not All Liberals Hate Trump

From China and the Middle East to immigration, all too many liberals have already moved inexorably rightward. Count on them to quietly support some of Trump’s policies.

Dec 19, 2024 / John Feffer

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