Trump's second-term threats are the story of the 2024 election
Donald Trump and his campaign have made his plans for 2025 clear for the media to report. Weaponizing the Justice Department is just one part of it.
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Donald Trump and his campaign have made his plans for 2025 clear for the media to report. Weaponizing the Justice Department is just one part of it.
Like Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, Donald Trump’s endless self-puffery and self-regard make him a caricature of himself. But that doesn’t undercut his appeal. It magnifies it, argues Noah Berlatsky.
Like Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, Donald Trump’s endless self-puffery and self-regard make him a caricature of himself. But that doesn’t undercut his appeal. It magnifies it, argues Noah Berlatsky.
We face another 354 days of uncertainty, then: November 5th. Even the best outcome will bring a mixture of relief and dread. Two-thirds of the country will sigh…
Former President Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to “root out” his political opponents, who he claimed “live like vermin within the confines of our country” and want to “destroy America.” Experts on authoritarianism are comparing the unhinged rhetoric to that of genocidal fascist dictators — but tha...