The history of semicentennial American presidential oratory is limited, but Donald Trump’s upcoming semiquincentennial remarks are destined to mark a low point in the canon.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order
Roberts Slays Trump’s Ludicrous Birthright Citizenship Order. While Thomas tries to justify caste, Jackson makes it clear the post-Civil War Amendments were “not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.”
Posted inPolitics
The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s Nuclear Weapon
Two Iran experts on how the U.S. plays checkers and Iran plays chess.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
How Trump Screwed Rural Americans to Help Musk Become a Trillionaire
His corruption of Biden’s broadband program boosted SpaceX’s historic IPO.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Stopping Trump’s Rolling Coup
An all-too-plausible scenario of how the GOP tried and failed to steal the midterms.
Posted inPolitics
As Threat Level Reaches “Highest It’s Ever Been,” Trump Sidelines Key Counterterror Program
His refusal to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program unless it’s linked to a voter suppression bill risks leaving America vulnerable to terrorist attack.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
How to Contain the Oligarchs
Rule by the rich may look inevitable, but history shows it’s not. From ancient Greece to New Deal America to today’s Hungary, democracies have found ways to separate private fortunes from public power.
Posted inForeign Policy
The Exiles Who Sold Trump’s Wars
Iranian and Venezuelan émigré networks made the case for U.S. intervention. Then the president cut them loose.
Posted inPolitics
The Iran War’s Biggest Loser? Definitely Netanyahu
The American president’s “Art of the Deal” reputation is in tatters. But the Israeli prime minister’s attempt to impose a military solution on the region makes him the war’s biggest loser—and Israel isolated and vulnerable.
