Here is why Sen. Bob Corker described Trump’s supporters as ‘tribal in nature.”
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Donald Trump Isn’t the First Leader With a Personality Cult
White House staffers create an over-the-top image of Trump that is plainly at odds with reality. It’s eerily similar to the cult of Joseph Stalin.
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This Archetype Explains Donald Trump
Trump’s determination to break every rule and overturn every norm has historical precedence.
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The Limits and Dangers of Trump’s Need to Dominate
As failures mount, the president doubles down on attempts to bully the opposition into submission.
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Comey Threatened Trump’s Epistemically Closed Bubble
The president’s reaction was typical of authoritarians.
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Authoritarians Don’t Handle Nuance Very Well
Republicans thought that because Democrats had criticized Comey, they’d support firing him.
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The Strange Role of Racism in the 2016 Election
A survey of 2016 voter attitudes might show just what kind of Democrats flipped to Trump.
