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The Atlantic From Russiagate to the insurrection at the Capitol, Trump’s crises followed a clear trajectory. February 18, 2021 Lawfare Science History Images / Alamy / Paul Spella / The Atlantic In folklore and rhetoric, there’s a concept known as the “rule of three.” A trio of events, characters or ideas, the reasoning goes, is for some reason more engaging to the human mind than collections of two or four. The major crises that will define Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law over the course of his presidency have now reached that crucial number. First, there wa...

The House Impeachment Managers congratulated themselves despite failing to convict Donald Trump over the weekend; saying it was a “dramatic...

The Capitol "insurrection" in the U.S. on January 6, 2021 reveals an "uncomfortable truth" about "liberal democracy," which is that it can be "authoritarian," so the distinction between "authoritarianism" and "liberal democracy" has been "falsely framed" in political discourse since the modern era. This unconventional view was first proposed in my 2007 book titled "The Rise of Authoritarian Liberal Democracy." It is too simplistic to lay blame on pro-Trump protesters. Four days after the "insurrection," in an ABC News/Ipsos poll released on January 10, "56% of Americans think...[Trump] should...

NationofChange GOP free fall opens progressive doors—rethug acquittal confirms party bankruptcy The Senate trial could not have turned out better for anti-Trump forces—and more damaging for defenders of the Misfit-in-chief. Senate “loss” a big win: Party heads should stamp huge A’s on cowardly chests. Last Saturday, the Big Lie Trumpist dinosaur took a body blow, all appearances to the contrary. Zero “vindication” makes Trump propaganda pitching a comeback even more laugh...

Donald Trump's acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether he's to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. The next step for the former president could be- the courts.