The late scholar of mass movements, charismatic leaders, and government violence foreshadowed the president’s rise and the MAGA movement in The Origins of Totalitarianism. Recent polling proves her prescience.
John Bolton
Posted inPolitics
Extortionist-in-Chief
The mob-style shakedowns of colleges, networks, law firms, and businesses are the through line of the Trump era.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Retribution Presidency: Trump’s Government of Revenge
With law enforcement, emergency powers, and the pardon pen at his disposal, Trump has turned our system of government into an engine of personal vengeance.
Posted inJuly/August 2023
Why Did Mike Pompeo Write This Book?
“Never Give an Inch” had been perceived as a precursor to a presidential bid. Now, it looks like a vice presidential job application submitted to Donald Trump.
Posted inPolitical Animal
John Bolton Didn’t Tell the Truth When It Mattered Most
Instead, he kept his mouth shut until he could cash in on a book deal.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Did Bolton Tell Engel to Look Into the Removal of Yovanovitch?
Her ouster was necessary in order for Trump to supplant U.S. foreign policy with his own political interests.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Republicans Find Themselves Between a Rock and a Hard Place
This is the road they chose when they decided to defend a president who is obviously guilty.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Will the Republicans Allow John Bolton to Testify?
They’re trying to protect a guilty person whose crimes are not well-hidden, so their incentive is to get things over with as fast as possible before even more damaging information comes to light.
Posted inPolitical Animal
How Trump Is Broadcasting His Own Guilt
The president and his legal team are doing everything they can to stop Bolton from testifying publicly.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
Inside the Mind of an Iran War Hawk
Bolton’s dream of regime change in Tehran seems more likely than ever before.
