Tag: Trump
Jun. 9, 2023
Donald Trump, the Deplorables, and democracy
Note: A previous version of this article contained a typo made by the editor incorrectly citing Richard Nixon’s share of the 1968 popular vote as…
May. 5, 2023
Ron DeSantis’ early lead will be his demise
What does Gov. Ron DeSantis have in common with Herman Cain, Rudy Giuliani, Howard Dean and Jeb Bush? Every one of them was a top…
Nov. 18, 2022
Democracy Gets a Reprieve
The votes are still out in the 2022 midterm elections, partly a result of the patchquilt system of 50 states, each with its own rules…
Jan. 17, 2020
Final debate before the Iowa Caucus lacked diversity
The first democratic debate of 2020 — which was the seventh in the primary cycle and the last before the Iowa Caucus — was held…
Nov. 9, 2018
Trump is a sympton of democracy’s failure
A few months ago, I wrote a piece in these pages suggesting that we regard Donald Trump as our first fascist president. It set off…
Nov. 2, 2018
Common decency: the issue with the midterm election
Donald Trump has wanted the 2018 midterm elections to be about one thing: himself. That is not because he wants to seek support for his…
Jul. 27, 2018
Spike Lee takes on Trump-ism in “BlacKkKlansman”
In an era where white-supremacists can march “proudly” in Charlottesville and the president claims that there are “bad people on both sides,” a movie like…
Jun. 1, 2018
Jake Tapper discusses new book ‘The Hellfire Club’, explains its connection to the political climate today
CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper attracted a modest crowd to the Bossone Research Center May 24 as he discussed his new novel,…
Apr. 13, 2018
President Trump is unpredictable
Donald J. Trump spent his first year in the White House on a steep learning curve about what it means to be a president. He’s…
Aug. 25, 2017
The potential impact of fire and fury
On Aug. 11, President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to the North Koreans via Twitter: “Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should…
