I, like the rest of the world, was shocked when Trump won the election. I had been reading many articles during the long election cycle, but never made note of those. After his victory, I started to think that, while it is impossible to know what will transpire in the future, it seemed like a good bet that his presidency will be a period of history studied in depth for generations to come. In that respect, I want to highlight some of the more interesting articles I have and will continue to come across regarding this moment in the country’s history. Some will deal very directly with the man and/or his actions and some will be more tangential. I also recommend you read my collection of articles and videos on the legacy of the Obama presidency.
- The Eight Causes of Trumpism
However the Republican presidential primary turns out, the conditions that fostered the mogul’s rise have left their mark on the party—and America.
Norm Ornstein, Jan 4, 2016 - An Ethicist Reads The Art of the Deal
Donald Trump succumbs to the age-old temptation to see capitalism not as an economic system but a morality play.
John Paul Rollert, Mar 30, 2016 - How to Get Trump Elected When He’s Wrecking Everything You Built
Joshua Green | May 26, 2016 - The Mind of Donald Trump
Narcissism, disagreeableness, grandiosity—a psychologist investigates how Trump’s extraordinary personality might shape his possible presidency.
Dan P. Mcadams, June 2016 Issue - Inside the Trump Bunker, With Days to Go
Win or lose, the Republican candidate and his inner circle have built a direct marketing operation that could power a TV network—or finish off the GOP.
Joshua Green and Sasha Issenberg, October 27, 2016 - Farewell, America
No matter how the rest of the world looked at us on Nov. 7, they will now look at us differently.
Neal Gabler | November 10, 2016 - Trump’s Capitol Hill Problem
Mark Schmitt, Nov. 15, 2016 - Reporter’s notebook: On the trail with Donald Trump
Sopan Deb, November 15, 2016 - Donald Trump and the Triumph of Climate-Change Denial
The science of man-made global warming has only grown more conclusive. So why have Republicans become less convinced it’s real over the past decade and a half?
Clare Foran, Dec 25, 2016 - David Fahrenthold tells the behind-the-scenes story of his year covering Trump
David A. Fahrenthold, December 29, 2016 - On the Russia scandal, Trump’s lies start to pile up
Steve Benen, Jan. 9. 2017 - Is Trump’s plan for his company enough to avoid conflicts of interest?
Jan 11, 2017 - I voted for Donald Trump, and I already regret it
Sherri Underwood, Jan 18, 2017 - How Years Of The Right-Wing Media’s Obama Hatred Paved The Way For Trump
Matt Gertz, January 20, 2017 - Retired House members discuss the challenges of partisanship
Jan 21, 2017 - Trump’s real war isn’t with the media. It’s with facts.
Trump needs to delegitimize the media because he needs to delegitimize facts.
Ezra Klein, Jan 21, 2017 - The Observer view on bullying, aggressive, nationalist Donald Trump
The president’s aggressive, nationalistic speech recalled the rallies of 1930s Europe, hinting at the trouble he seems desperate to create
22, 2017 - Americans can’t agree on the country’s ‘most important problem.’ Why that’s also a problem for Trump.
Jena McGregor, January 23, 2017 - Making the Rust Belt Rustier
Paul Krugman, Jan. 27, 2017 - Stupid Economics
Laurence Kotlikoff, January 26, 2017 - ‘He’s Going to Continue to Create Chaos’
Dan P. McAdams, the author of The Atlantic’s June 2016 cover story “The Mind of Donald Trump,” shares what he learned about Trump and what might be expected during his presidency.
Clare Foran, Jan 29, 2017 - Republicans Begin to Break With President Trump
Philip Elliott and Alex Altman, January 30, 2017 - A Clarifying Moment in American History
Eliot A. Cohen, Jan 29, 2017 - ‘This was the worst call by far’: Trump badgered, bragged and abruptly ended phone call with Australian leader
Greg Miller and Philip Rucker, February 2, 2017
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Scott Lanman, January 19, 2017 - Trust Records Show Trump Is Still Closely Tied to His Empire
Susanne Craig and Eric Lipton, Feb. 3, 2017 - ‘We’ll do better’: Trump’s White House tries to gain a sense of order amid missteps
Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, February 4, 2017 - Asked about Putin, Trump says U.S. isn’t ‘so innocent’
- Boycotts, Trump’s tirades part of new business landscape
Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press February 5, 2017 - Trial Balloon for a Coup?
Yonatan Zunger, Jan 30 2017 - Is Trump a Populist Authoritarian?
Daniel Lombroso, Alice Roth, Uri Friedman, Feb 03, 2017 - Trump and Staff Rethink Tactics After Stumbles
Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman, February 5, 2017 - Does Trump Actually Want to Succeed?
Susan B. Glasser, February 06, 2017 - For a new president, an election that won’t fade
Ken Thomas, February 8, 2017
Donald Trump: a man so obnoxious that karma may see him reincarnated as himself
Frankie Boyle, Feb. 8, 2017 - Footing the Bill for Trumps
Gail Collins, Feb. 10, 2017 - The timeline of Trump’s ties with Russia lines up with allegations of conspiracy and misconduct
Natasha Bertrand, Feb 11, 2017 - Michael Flynn’s Debacle
David Frum, Feb 10, 2017 - The Madness of King Donald
Andrew Sullivan, February 10, 2017 - Trump vs. Truth: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- Trump adviser Stephen Miller lied — and it matters
Rex Huppke, Feb. 13, 2017 - On Not Saying His Name
Elizabeth Limbach, Feb. 14, 2017 - What Happens Next Is Up to Republicans
David Frum, Feb. 15, 2017 - Why Trump Can’t Answer Questions About Anti-Semitism
Peter Beinart, Feb. 17, 2017 - Japan’s interpreters hard-pressed to make clean sense of Trump’s disjointed, offensive banter
Tomohiro Osaki, Feb. 17, 2017 - One Press Conference, Two Audiences
Conor Friedersdorf, Feb. 17, 2017 - What we know about U.S. investigations into Russia and possible ties to Trump’s campaign
- The problem with Donald Trump’s blame game
Jena McGregor, February 21 2017 - Trump family trips cost taxpayers $11.3m in one month – almost as much as Obama’s cost in a year
Peter Walker, Feb. 18, 2017 - From an Anchor’s Lips to Trump’s Ears to Sweden’s Disbelief
Peter Baker and Sewell Chan, Feb. 20, 2017 - I Ignored Trump News for a Week. Here’s What I Learned.
Farhad Manjoo, Feb. 22, 2017 - Giving Trump a Clean Shave
James Fallows, Mar 01 2017 - What I Heard From Trump Supporters
Sam Altman, Feb. 22, 2017 - NOBODY does things better than Trump*
- Inside Trump’s fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations
Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker, March 5 2017 - Trump Aides Address His Wiretap Claims: ‘That’s Above My Pay Grade’
Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman, March 7, 2017 - The Myth of Trump’s Loyalty
Despite his boasts, the president built his success on his willingness to toss aside mentors, friends, and family members during moments of frustration and chaos.
McKay Coppins, Mar 8, 2017 - The complete list of all 117 false things Donald Trump has said as president
- Trump’s Low Approval Numbers Matter — Here’s Why
- Why is the Trump presidency such a rolling disaster?
Paul Waldman, March 16 2017 - How Trump Earned His Low Approval Rating
Conor Friedersdorf, Mar 20, 2017 - Trump’s Credibility Crisis Arrives
James Fallows, Mar 21, 2017 - Susan Rice: The world wonders and worries if the White House can be trusted
- 9 bonkers things Donald Trump said in his new exclusive interview with Time
Matthew Yglesias, Mar 23, 2017 - If Democrats Want to Challenge Trump, They Need a New Strategy
Gautam Mukunda - Trump the Dealmaker Projects Bravado, but Behind the Scenes, Faces Rare Self-Doubt
Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman, March 23, 2017 - The Media Have Finally Figured Out How to Cover Trump’s Lies
Will Oremus, March 23 2017 - Trump Becomes Ensnared in Fiery G.O.P. Civil War
Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman, March 25, 2017 - Trump’s Biggest Obstacle to Policy Goals? His Own Missteps
Michael D. Shear, March 25, 2017 - Donald, This I Will Tell You
Maureen Dowd, March 25, 2017 - How Paul Ryan played Donald Trump
Ezra Klein, Mar 24, 2017 - In Trump Country, Shock at Trump Budget Cuts, but Still Loyalty
Nicholas Kristof, April 1, 2017 - I Know Why Poor Whites Chant Trump, Trump, Trump
Jonna Ivin, Apr 1, 2016 - Behind Trump’s Trade Deficit Obsession: Deficient Analysis
Peter S. Goodman, April 5, 2017 - One of Trump’s central problems? He doesn’t get policy.
Andrew Prokop, Mar 31, 2017 - Trump’s Syria Strike Was Unconstitutional and Unwise
The military intervention solved nothing, while bypassing Congress, betraying the president’s non-interventionist supporters, and highlighting his hypocrisy.
Conor Friedersdorf, Apr 7, 2017 - Seven Lessons From Trump’s Syria Strike
The attack raises a series of questions about the president’s approach to America’s political processes and institutions.
David Frum, Apr 7, 2017 - The Opioid Epidemic, the Border Wall, and Magical Thinking
Conor Friedersdorf, Apr 24, 2017 - Trump’s base turns on him
Steve Bannon’s downgrade is just one of many complaints. ‘We expect him to keep his word, and right now he’s not keeping his word,’ says one campaign supporter.
Alex Isenstadt and Madeline Conway, April 13, 2017 - Trump Reaches Beyond West Wing for Counsel
Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush, April 22, 2017 - The education of Donald Trump
The White House remains on a collision course between the president’s fixed habits and the demands of his new job.
Josh Dawsey , Shane Goldmacher and Alex Isenstadt, April 27, 2017 - Trump: ‘I Never Realized How Big It Was’
An interview with the Associated Press shows President Trump slowly coming to terms with the size of the government he now runs, and the challenges he must tackle.
David A. Graham Apr 24, 2017 - Trump’s Peculiar Understanding of the Civil War
The president’s admiration for deal-making and strong leadership lead him to suggest that Andrew Jackson could have stopped the Civil War.
David A. Graham, May 1, 2017 - Is Trump’s Campaign Act Wearing Thin?
The more his presidency stalls, the more he turns to his old tricks. But there are signs those worn tactics are losing their power.
David A. Graham, May 1, 2017 - An interview suggests Trump doesn’t know what’s in his health bill
Either the president doesn’t understand the proposal — or isn’t telling the truth about it.
Sarah Kliff, Apr 30, 2017 - Our Dishonest President
- Trump’s Embrace of the Bubble
In a pair of interviews published Thursday, the president not only demonstrates his ignorance of policy issues but boasts of shutting out critical views.
David A. Graham, May 11, 2017 - Trump Wants ‘Goddamned Steam,’ Not Digital Catapults on Aircraft Carriers
“You have to be Albert Einstein to figure it out.”
Adrienne LaFrance, May 11, 2017 - Why Trump Was Surprised by the Comey Backlash
Given the president’s feelings on personal pique, he might have expected Democrats to welcome the firing of a man they felt cost them the White House.
Michelle Cottle, May 12, 2017 - How Trump May Save the Republic
Bret Stephens, May 12, 2017 - When Will Republicans Stand Up to Trump?
Max Boot, May 12, 2017 - The Election Is Over, but Trump Can’t Seem to Get Past It
Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman, May 13, 2017 - The Terrible Cost of Trump’s Disclosures
Eliot A. Cohen, May 15, 2017 - Foreign Leaders Have Realized Trump Is a Pushover
David A. Graham, May 15, 2017 - When the World Is Led by a Child
David Brooks, May 15, 2017 - The 25th Amendment Solution to Remove Trump
Ross Douthat, May 16, 2017 - At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls
Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman, May 16, 2017 - The Trump Administration Talent Vacuum
David Brooks, May 19, 2017 - Trump invited the CEO comparisons, and now he’s being held to them
Jena McGregor, May 19 2017 - Donald Trump, Establishment Sellout
Ross Douthat, May 20, 2017 - In Saudi visit, Trump offers contradictions from campaign
Ken Thomas and Jill Colvin, May 21, 2017 - Donald Trump’s Base Is Shrinking
Nate Silver, May 24, 2017 - The Death Knell for America’s Global Leadership
In an op-ed, the Trump administration’s “adults in the room” envision America in the image of its leader: selfish, isolated, brutish, domineering, and driven by immediate appetites rather than ideals or even longer-term interests.
David Frum, May 31, 2017 - Donald Trump Poisons the World
David Brooks, June 2, 2017 - Is the Unemployment Rate Real, or What?
Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump called the unemployment rate “phony.” The White House is singing a different tune now that it’s hit a 16-year low during his presidency.
Derek Thompson, Jun 2, 2017 - Hey, Donald Trump, back the f**k off our mayor
Stuart McGurk, June 5, 2017 - How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business
Dan Alexander, Jun 6, 2017 - BREAKING: Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal Is Actually Fake
Josh Marshall, June 6, 2017 - The Potemkin Policies of Donald Trump
Derek Thompson, Jun 7, 2017 - It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class.
Nicholas Carnes and Noam Lupu, June 5, 2017 - The Five Lines of Defense Against Comey—and Why They Failed
David Frum, Jun 8, 2017 - It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Culture
David Brooks, June 9, 2017 - Is the president breaking his oath to protect and defend the country from foreign attacks?
Asha Rangappa, June 10 2017 - Memo to Trump: This Is Why You’re Losing
Why the president, who appears allergic to the logic of bureaucracy, keeps getting defeated by that humblest of technologies, the office memorandum
Yoni Appelbaum, Jun 15, 2017 - The Buck Stops Over There
The commander in chief’s gravest decisions are being delegated to unaccountable generals who’ll be used to insulate him politically if things go wrong.
Conor Friedersdorf, Jun 15, 2017 - China Falls Short on Curbing North Korea, Trump Says
Mark Landler and Gardiner Harris, June 20, 2017 - Trump: There Are (Probably) No Tapes
The president admits he never had any recordings of conversations with James Comey, but his idle threat has already set off a catastrophic chain reaction.
David A. Graham, Jun 22, 2017 - The Lasting Damage of Trump’s ‘Tapes’ Bluff
The president’s attempt to intimidate James Comey didn’t merely backfire—it may also embolden hostile regimes to conclude his other threats are equally empty.
David Frum, Jun 22, 2017 - On Senate Health Bill, Trump Falters in the Closer’s Role
Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin, June 27, 2017 - Trump Is China’s Chump
Thomas L. Friedman, June 28, 2017 - Donald Trump is an ambassador from the abyss
Alienation is threatening democracy. Only solidarity can save it.
Ned Resnikoff, Jun 28, 2017 - Donald Trump Is Less Predictable Than Kim Jong Un
Mark Bowden, Leah Varjacques, Daniel Lombroso, Jun 30, 2017 - Trump’s Grudges Are His Agenda
The president’s personal attacks are not a distraction from his policy goals. They are his policy goals.
Peter Beinart, Jun 30, 2017 - Why Fact-Checking Doesn’t Faze Trump Fans
The president’s backers aren’t impervious to reality: Confronted with untruths, they concede he was wrong, but don’t waver in their support for him.
David A. Graham, Jul 5, 2017 - Australian journalist demolishes Trump at G20: ‘biggest threat to the west’
Reporter Chris Uhlmann’s commentary tearing into American president – a man with ‘no desire and no capacity to lead the world’ – reverberates to Washington
Naaman Zhou, Jul 9, 2017 - A Conspiracy of Dunces
Ross Douthat, July 11, 2017 - How to Know Who Will Let Trump Get Away With Anything
The defenses of the president’s son for seeking a meeting with a Kremlin-connected attorney make clear that some conservatives will never abandon this White House.
Peter Beinart, Jul 12, 2017 - Donald Trump and the Danger of ‘Adhocracy’
The president has opted for a chaotic style of governing that reinforces his weaknesses and increases the chances of major blunders.
Richard Haass, Jul 18, 2017 - The Inadvisable President
Donald Trump is an impossible boss, demanding absolute personal loyalty—even when it conflicts with the law or other key principles—and offering little faithfulness in return.
David A. Graham, Jul 20, 2017 - Trump’s Latest Interview Highlights Four of His Greatest Flaws
The transcript of the president’s conversation with The New York Times throws his shortcomings into greater relief than ever before.
James Fallows, Jul 20, 2017 - Trump’s New York Times interview is a window into his psyche
Sharon Begley, July 21, 2017 - Trump’s Mistake at the Boy Scout Jamboree
The president addressed the quadrennial gathering like a campaign rally—talking to a group devoted to service as if it valued self interest.
Yoni Appelbaum, Jul 24, 2017 - Dan Rather commenting on Trump’s speech to the Boy Scouts
- A Trump Tower of Absolute Folly
Ross Douthat, July 26, 2017 - Trump Gives an Order Too Vague for His Generals to Obey
What happens when the president gives top military brass an order so poorly thought-out and explained that they can’t follow it?
David A. Graham, Jul 27, 2017 - Donald Trump Eats First
Even prominent right-wing populists are beginning to worry that they invested their faith in an unstable leader.
Conor Friedersdorf, Jul 27, 2017 - The Desperation of Our Diplomats
Roger Cohen July 28, 2017 - Trump Tries to Regroup as the West Wing Battles Itself
Peter Baker, July 29, 2017 - The Final Humiliation of Reince Priebus
Like his party, the former White House chief of staff swallowed his principles in the name of power. He was repaid in savage indignity.
Molly Ball, Jul 30, 2017 - Depravity Is Downstream of Donald Trump
Four ways the president is validating Andrew Breitbart’s dictum on the primacy of culture in American politics
Conor Friedersdorf, Jul 31, 2017 - The Real Reason Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Push Failed
Trump’s failure in health care wasn’t tactical. It was that he refused to acknowledge or redress the fundamental issues.
David Frum, Aug 1, 2017 - The Republican Party’s White Strategy
Embracing white nativism in the 1990s turned the California GOP into a permanent minority. The same story may now be repeating itself nationally.
Peter Beinart, July/August 2016 - How Trump’s New York-centric worldview is backfiring in Washington
Ronald A. Klain, August 2, 2017 - Leaked Transcripts Show How Foreign Leaders Manipulate Trump
Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto is smooth and conciliatory. Australia’s Malcolm Turnbull is blunt and insistent. But the two approaches both result in them getting their way with the president.
David A. Graham, Aug 3, 2017 - Donald Trump just keeps lying
Chris Cillizza, August 3, 2017 - Mark Bowden argues that President Trump is more likely to start a nuclear war than his adversary in North Korea.
- Why Trump Is Wholly Unsuited to the North Korea Crisis
The president confronts a situation that calls for a trustworthy, careful, decisive leader drawing on all available expertise.
David A. Graham, Aug 8, 2017 - Getting Trump Out of My Brain
David Brooks, Aug. 8, 2017 - Trump Is Losing His Battle With the Republican Party
The president’s major achievements all dovetail with longstanding GOP priorities, while nearly all of his distinctive policy proposals have stalled or failed.
David A. Graham, Aug 8, 2017 - America Is Not Ready for a War in North Korea
If loose words about fire and fury are a mere negotiating tactic, they will not deliver what the United States desires.
Eliot A. Cohen, Aug 9, 2017 - Trump’s Dangerous Love of Improvisation
The president’s threat against North Korea on Tuesday was reportedly made off the cuff, the latest instance of an impromptu remark causing chaos and concern.
David A. Graham, Aug 9, 2017 - The Weakness of Trump’s Plan to Fight Opioids
Instead of shaking up the status quo, the self-proclaimed outsider doubles down on an approach that has failed to stop drug abuse for more than six decades.
Conor Friedersdorf, Aug 10, 2017 - Why Is Trump Turning on the Ally He Needs Most?
The president is on a sustained campaign against the Senate majority leader, despite his great control over Trump’s political fate.
David A. Graham, Aug 10, 2017 - Why Does Trump Still Refuse to Criticize Putin?
The president not only won’t denounce Russia, but he goes out of his way to avoid it—like when he thanked the Kremlin on Thursday for expelling U.S. diplomats.
David A. Graham, Aug 11, 2017 - The Hidden Meaning of Trump’s Charlottesville Remarks
Reading between the lines of a denunciation of hatred, bigotry, and violence
Elaine Godfrey, Aug 12, 2017 - The Real Meaning of “On Many Sides”
In his speech on Charlottesville, Donald Trump told the nation exactly what he stands for.
Josh Levin, Aug. 12, 2017 - The Test Trump Failed
Each president faces defining moments in the wake of tragedy that test his character—and Trump left no illusion as to what his supporters are embracing.
James Fallows, Aug 13, 2017 - Trump Knows Exactly What He’s Doing
The president used a narrow condemnation of neo-Nazis to mount a defense of the politics of white resentment.
David A. Graham, Aug 16, 2017 - The White House Is Under Siege
President Trump, forced to choose between working with business leaders and espousing white identity politics, has chosen the latter.
David A. Graham, Aug 16, 2017 - An Indelible Image From Trump’s ‘On Both Sides’ Press Conference
Once again, the chief executive chose his own words over the ones that had been prepared for him.
Megan Garber, Aug 16, 2017 - Donald Trump Is a Lame-Duck President
Just seven months into his presidency, Trump appears to have achieved a status usually reserved for the final months of a term.
David A. Graham, Aug 17, 2017 - Steve Bannon believed in Trumpism. Donald Trump doesn’t.
Trump is losing control of his administration, and he likes it that way.
Ezra Klein, Aug. 18, 2017 - Bannon: ‘The Trump Presidency That We Fought For, and Won, Is Over.’
Peter J. Boyer, Aug 18, 2017 - McConnell, in Private, Doubts if Trump Can Save Presidency
Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin, Aug. 22, 2017 - The President of Blank Sucking Nullity
From a-hole to b-hole, Trump explained
David Roth, August 22, 2017 - Trump’s Vacation Is Over
The president went to Phoenix to deliver a speech that was dishonest, assailed his own allies, and contradicted itself.
David A. Graham, Aug 23, 2017 - How to Tell Which Donald Trump Will Deliver a Speech
Ask two questions: What was his last public appearance like? And is he sticking to the script, or improvising?
David A. Graham, Aug 24, 2017 - Trump Won’t Back Down
What the president is saying by pardoning America’s second-most famous birther
David Frum, Aug 26, 2017 - Why Trump’s Pardon of Arpaio Follows Law, Yet Challenges It
Adam Liptak, Aug. 26, 2017 - Why People Still Support Trump
It’s not all about bigotry and ignorance.
Clive Crook, August 28, 2017 - Trump Is A 19th-Century President Facing 21st-Century Problems
Julia Azari, Aug. 28, 2017 - How Trump Kills the G.O.P.
David Brooks, Aug. 29, 2017 - Trump’s Business Dealings Come Back to Haunt Him
A failed attempt to start a development in Moscow—which the president has denied—shows the dangers of intertwining business and politics so closely.
David A. Graham, Aug 29, 2017 - Harvey Exposes Trump’s Empathy Deficit
The president has excelled at celebrating America’s resilience, but struggled to express sympathy or consolation for Harvey’s victims.
David A. Graham, Aug 29, 2017 - Trump Works to Remedy His Empathy Deficit
After being criticized for showing insufficient emotion during a trip to Harvey, the president tried his hand at consolation on Wednesday.
David A. Graham, Aug 30, 2017 - How Immigration Hardliners Are Forcing Trump’s Hand on DACA
The president appears poised to end the Obama administration’s protections for young illegal immigrants.
Molly Ball, Aug 31, 2017 - Why I Oppose Donald Trump
John Pavlovitz, August 7, 2017 - Why Trump, After North Korea’s Test, Aimed His Sharpest Fire at the South
Glenn Thrush and Mark Landler, Sept. 3, 2017 - On DACA, President Trump Has No Easy Path
Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Sept. 4, 2017 - Trump’s Impending Immigration Sell-Out
By leading with DACA, Trump puts immigration control on the path to failure.
David Frum, Sep 5, 2017 - Trump Says Jump. His Supporters Ask, How High?
Thomas B. Edsall, Sept. 14, 2017 - Trump’s Bias Toward Action
In agreeing to a Democratic proposal on disaster relief, funding the government, and raising the debt ceiling, the president showed he’s more concerned about reaching deals than what’s in them.
David A. Graham, Sep 6, 2017 - The Recurrent Fantasy of a Third-Party Trump Presidency
There’s no evidence the president wants to create an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties, and even if he did, he would be remarkably ill-suited to it.
David A. Graham, Sep 11, 2017 - The Autocratic Element
Can America recover from the Trump administration?
Jeffrey Goldberg, October 2017 - Will America Accept Refugees From Trump’s White House?
In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Spicer demonstrated why those fleeing the administration may find it difficult to start fresh.
David Frum, Sep 15, 2017 - The First White President
The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, October 2017 Issue - What Ta-Nehisi Coates Gets Wrong About American Politics
George Packer, September 15, 2017 - Will Donald Trump Destroy the Presidency?
He disdains the rule of law. He’s trampling norms of presidential behavior. And he’s bringing vital institutions down with him.
Jack Goldsmith, October 2017 Issue - How Trump Is Ending the American Era
For all the visible damage the president has done to the nation’s global standing, things are much worse below the surface.
Eliot A. Cohen, October 2017 Issue - Trump urges more nationalist worldview in first UN address
- A Radical Rebuke of Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy
Donald Trump used his first address at the United Nations to redefine the idea of sovereignty.
Peter Beinart, Sep 19, 2017 - Trump Has Filled, Not Drained, the Swamp
The president has made a mockery of a promise at the core of his campaign. It is time for the #MAGA media to tell his supporters the truth.
Conor Friedersdorf, Sep 21, 2017 - Donald Trump and the Depressing Politicization of Everything
One reason the president cannot resist commenting on every issue in American life is that he seemingly cannot stand the actual work of American politics.
Derek Thompson, Sep 23, 2017 - Trump’s Shocking Recklessness
The president’s latest comments shouldn’t be surprising—but his deliberate inflammation of tense situations is no less stunning.
James Fallows, Sep 24, 2017 - The Brazenness of Trump’s White House Staff Using Private Email
How could six senior presidential aides mimic the strategy for which Trump lacerated Hillary Clinton? Only if they believe they are as immune to the usual rules as he is.
David A. Graham, Sep 25, 2017 - Trump Deletes Tweets That Show His Impotence
The aftermath of the president backing a loser in the Alabama Senate primary
Conor Friedersdorf, Sep 27, 2017 - The Primary Text of Trumpism
Josh Marshall, September 30, 2017 - Why Does Trump Keep Praising the Emergency Response in Puerto Rico?
The president’s insistence that he’s doing a great job sits uneasily with stories of desperation in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
David A. Graham, Sep 29, 2017 - From Donald Trump, a New Low
James Fallows, September 30, 2017 - Trump’s Undermining of Rex Tillerson
The president’s latest tweets question the value of U.S. diplomacy with North Korea.
Krishnadev Calamur, Oct 1, 2017 - A Presidential Speech Steeped in Hypocrisy
Trump would have done better to say a few things that sound real than a great many that sound false.
David Frum, Oct 2, 2017 - Why Trump Humiliated His Own Secretary of State
It’s not really about Rex Tillerson. It’s about the president’s need to cast somebody in the role of feckless wimp.
Peter Beinart, Oct 2, 2107 - Trump’s Puerto Rico Visit Is a Political Disaster
The president told residents to be “very proud” they hadn’t endured a “real catastrophe” like Katrina, doing little to erase the impression that he sees hurricane relief more as a political story than a human one.
David A. Graham, Oct 3, 2017 - The Problem With Trump’s Madman Theory
It didn’t work for Nixon. It’s even less likely to work now.
Tim Naftali, Oct 4, 2017 - The Madness of Donald Trump
The pressures of the presidency have pushed Trump to the edge, but is he crazy enough to be removed from office?
Matt Taibbi, September 19, 2017 - ‘It’s a Shame the White House Has Become an Adult Day Care Center’
Tennessee Senator Bob Corker turns against the president he once played a crucial role in promoting.
David A. Graham, Oct 8, 2017 - Bob Corker Says Trump’s Recklessness Threatens ‘World War III’
Jonathan Martin and Mark Landler, Oct. 8, 2017 - American Kakistocracy
From cabinet officials jetting around on the public dime, to Trump’s shattering of ethical norms, to disregard for congressional procedure—there’s a case to be made that the United States is governed by the least scrupulous of its citizens.
Norm Ornstein, Oct 9, 2017 - The Infantilization of the President
Aides have doubted prior presidents’ wisdom, health, or sobriety, but never have so many insiders treated the commander-in-chief like a child.
David A. Graham, Oct 11, 2017 - Donald Trump’s Tax Pitch Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The economy is awesome! Save the broken economy!
Derek Thompson, Oct 11, 2017 - How Republicans Got Trump Catastrophically Wrong
GOP leaders assumed the president’s campaign-trail rhetoric would give way to Washington realities—the trajectory they’d followed themselves.
McKay Coppins. Oct 11, 2017 - “I Hate Everyone in the White House!”: Trump Seethes as Advisers Fear the President Is “Unraveling”
In recent days, I’ve spoken with a half dozen prominent Republicans and Trump advisers, and they all describe a White House in crisis as advisers struggle to contain a president who seems to be increasingly unfocused and consumed by dark moods.
Gabriel Sherman, October 11, 2017 - Donald Trump’s Impeachable Offense
The commander in chief’s calls to abridge freedoms of speech and the press represent attacks on the Constitution he swore to protect and defend.
Conor Friedersdorf, Oct 13, 2017 - President Trump has made 1,318 false or misleading claims over 263 days
Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Glenn Kessler and Meg Kelly, October 10 - Trump Keeps Passing the Buck to Congress
On Obamacare subsidies, the Iran deal, and DACA, the president has taken unprecedented steps to hand executive authority back to lawmakers.
David A. Graham, Oct 13, 2017 - John Kelly and the Dangerous Moral Calculus of Working for Trump
Ryan Lizza, October 20, 2017 - What the Hell Happened in Niger?
Rumors are swirling over what took place in the final hours before four U.S. servicemen died—but a clear picture of what actually took place is only beginning to emerge.
Siobhán O’Grady, Oct 20, 2017 - Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families
Three families of fallen service members received next-day UPS letters from President Trump after a turbulent week in which Trump falsely claimed he had called “virtually all” of the families.
Lena Felton and Taylor Hosking, Oct 21, 2017 - Trump Attacks a Grieving Widow’s Account
The president re-escalated the ongoing debate over his condolences to Gold Star families by contradicting the widow of a fallen Special Forces sergeant.
David A. Graham, Oct 23, 107 - ‘An Utterly Untruthful President’
Trump and Senator Bob Corker are at it again, as the Tennessee Republican says the commander in chief is not a role model for the nation’s children and vows not to support him for reelection.
Russell Berman, Oct 24, 2017 - ‘I Will Not Be Complicit’
In a blistering speech on the Senate floor, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake announced his retirement—and issued a challenge to his Republican colleagues.
David A. Graham, Oct 24, 2017 - Trump’s latest big interview is both funny and terrifying
POTUS swings and misses at the softest softballs.
Matthew Yglesias, Oct 23, 2017 - The Week Trump Won
David Brooks, Oct. 26, 2017 - What Is Really Unprecedented About Trump?
In many respects, the way that the president thinks about politics is utterly conventional.
Julian E. Zelizer, Oct 27, 2017 - How Did Any of These Guys Get Hired by Trump?
Whatever else Monday’s indictments revealed, they confirm that the president exercised extraordinarily poor judgment in staffing his campaign.
David A. Graham, Oct 30, 2017 - Seven Bizarre Notions Trump and His Team Have About America
Andrew Rosenthal, Nov. 1, 2017 - Trump’s Tweets Take Down His Military Ban on Trans People
A judge’s ruling against the prohibition is just the latest in a long list of self- and Twitter-inflicted wounds.
Garrett Epps, Nov 1, 2017 - America’s Victim-in-Chief
Scarcely a week goes by when the president doesn’t publicly adopt a posture of victimhood to evade responsibility for his failures and shortcomings.
Conor Friedersdorf, Nov 1, 2017 - The Tragedy of President Trump’s Tribalism
Dividing Americans into groups of winners and losers almost always backfires.
Ronald Brownstein, Nov 2, 2017 - Four Defenses of Trump’s Dissembling on Russia
Supporters of the president explain why they stand by him—despite the apparent contradictions between his own denials and other accounts.
Conor Friedersdorf, Nov 7, 2017 - Grading President Trump
While he gets high marks for using his executive power to enact policy changes, by most measures, he is not doing well.
Julian E. Zelizer, Nov 8, 2017 - What Can Trump’s China Visit Really Achieve?
The American president may be hoping to get more cooperation on North Korea—but there’s a fundamental divergence in how the two sides see the problem.
Tong Zhao, Nov 8, 2017 - From Afar, Then Praises Them in Person
The Chinese and South Koreans have figured out how to leverage the psychology behind the U.S. president’s extreme shifts in tone.
Peter Beinart, Nov 9, 2017 - Did Trump and Xi make any headway on North Korea, trade?
Nov 9, 2017 - Trump Pitches ‘America First’ Trade Policy at Asia-Pacific Gathering
Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Mark Landler, Nov. 10, 2017 - Trump Says Putin ‘Means It’ About Not Meddling
Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Nov. 11, 2017 - ‘Human Rights Are Largely Irrelevant to the Emerging Trump Doctrine’
The president’s Asia tour reveals just how little such ideals factor into his vision.
Dominic Tierney, Nov 14, 2017 - What Trump’s Campaign Speeches Show About His Lasting Appeal to the White Working Class
Michele Lamont - Trump’s Risky, Unearned Sanctimony About Al Franken
The president’s jab at the Democratic senator for sexual harassment calls attention to his silence about Roy Moore—and his own past behavior.
David A. Graham, Nov 17, 2017 - Why Trump Is Siding With Roy Moore
The president broke his silence on the Alabama U.S. Senate race, lending credence to the Republican’s denial of sexual-misconduct claims.
David A. Graham, Nov 21, 2017 - How Trump walked into Putin’s web
The inside story of how a former British spy was hired to investigate Russia’s influence on Trump – and uncovered explosive evidence that Moscow had been cultivating Trump for years.
Luke Harding, Nov 15, 2017 - Exclusive: What Trump Really Told Kislyak After Comey Was Canned
During a May 10 meeting in the Oval Office, the president betrayed his intelligence community by leaking the content of a classified, and highly sensitive, Israeli intelligence operation to two high-ranking Russian envoys, Sergey Kislyak and Sergey Lavrov. This is what he told them—and the ramifications.
Howard Blum, November 22, 2017 - Trump’s Anti-Muslim Political Strategy
Whenever the president starts losing control politically, he looks to incite rage in his base.
Peter Beinart, Nov 29, 2017 - It’s Not an Act
It’s no longer possible to pretend that President Trump is simply playing at bigotry, hypocrisy, and detachment from reality.
David A. Graham, Nov 29, 2017 - Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry
Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman and Alexander Burns, Nov. 30, 2017 - The Self-Destruction of American Democracy
Thomas B. Edsall, Nov. 30, 2017 - Trump alters story on why he fired Flynn
Calvin Woodward and Ken Thomas, Dec 2, 2017 - Trump’s Food Choices Grow More Disconcerting
A new memoir implicates the Filet-O-Fish in a 2,400-calorie dinner.
James Hamblin, Dec 2, 2017 - Trump says he never asked Comey to stop Flynn probe
Calvin Woodward and Ken Thomas, Dec 3, 2017 - Wag the Embassy
The timing and circumstances of Trump’s Jerusalem announcement suggest he might be the latest president to view a splashy overseas maneuver as a solution to domestic political woes.
David A. Graham, Dec 6, 2017 - Trump, Israel and the Art of the Giveaway
Thomas L. Friedman, Dec 6, 2017 - The North Korea Debate Sounds Eerily Familiar
Trump’s national-security officials are making many of the same arguments Bush’s did in 2003.
Kori Schake, Dec 8, 2017 - I study liars for a living. I’ve never seen one like President Trump
I spent the first two decades of my career as a social scientist studying liars and their lies. I thought I had developed a sense of what to expect from them. Then along came President Donald Trump
Bella Depaulo, December 8, 2017 - Inside Trump’s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation
Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush and Peter Baker, Dec 9, 2017 - AP FACT CHECK: Trump on monuments, econ; Moore on accusers
Calvin Woodward and Josh Boak, Dec 10, 2017 - Trump Tests the Limits of Shame
The president attacked a senator who has emerged as a crusader against all manner of sexual misbehavior by political leaders.
Michelle Cottle, Dec 12, 2017 - Will Trump’s lows ever hit rock bottom?
Dec 12, 2017 - Trump’s Lies
David Leonhardt and Stuart A. Thompson, December 14, 2017 - 60 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump
Nadja Popovich, Livia Albeck-Ripka and Kendra Pierre-Louis, Dec. 15, 2017 - Trump’s Flawed Theory of the Alabama Senate Race
In analyzing Doug Jones’s surprise win, the pundit-in-chief misconstrues the race and elides his own role in Moore’s defeat.
David A. Graham, Dec 13, 2017 - AP fact check: Do Trump’s numbers on regulation add up?
Joan Lowy and Christopher S. Rugaber, Dec 15, 2017 - Trump Delivers a Mixed Message on His National Security Approach
Mark Landler and David E. Sanger, Dec. 18, 2017 - AP Fact Check: Donald Trump on energy, security and the Amtrak derailment
Calvin Woodward, Dec 19, 2017 - We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America
Unchecked by norms or political prudence, it’s smash-and-grab time for the GOP.
Matthew Yglesias, Dec 19, 2017 - Conservatism Can’t Survive Donald Trump Intact
As reflexive support for the president redefines their movement, most conservative commentators have caved to pressure, following along.
David Frum, Dec 19, 2017 - Republicans warn Trump of 2018 bloodbath
The White House knows the midterm election will probably be bad. Behind the scenes, top aides are scrambling to avoid the worst.
Alex Isenstadt, De 21, 2017 - Trump Escalates His Attacks Against FBI Officials
The president singled out FBI attorney James Baker and Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe in a series of tweets.
Adam Serwer, Dec 23, 2017 - On the Front Lines of the GOP’s Civil War
In 2016, a group of Republicans broke ranks with their party to try to stop Donald Trump from winning the presidency. Now they’re rallying once more to keep him from destroying the country. Sam Tanenhaus reports on the Never Trumpers.
Sam Tanenhaus, Dec 20, 2017 - Stoking Fears, Trump Defied Bureaucracy to Advance Immigration Agenda
Michael D. Shear, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Dec 23, 2017 - ‘Never Trump’ Will Be the Only Faction Still Standing When He’s Gone
When the Republican Party’s current coalition falls apart, those who stood up to bigotry will be the only ones with the credibility to rebuild.
Conor Friedersdorf, Dec 27, 2017 - America and the Great Abdication
Don’t mistake Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the world for isolationism.
Richard Haass, Dec 28, 2017 - Fact-checking Trump’s tweet about cold weather and climate change
Dec 29, 2017 - 138 things Trump did this year while you weren’t looking
Behind the crazy headlines, more conservative priorities got pushed through than most people realize. An exhaustive list of what really happened to the government in 2017.
Danny Vinik, Dec 29, 2017 - Trump Stretches Meaning of Deregulation in Touting Achievements
Alan Levin and Ari Natter, December 29, 2017 - Donald Trump and the Limits of the Reality TV Presidency
Jon Meacham, Dec. 29, 2017 - 10 Falsehoods From Trump’s Interview With The Times
Linda Qiu, Dec. 29, 2017 - Why I’m Still a NeverTrumper
Bret Stephens, Dec. 29, 2017 - The year of Trump has laid bare the US constitution’s serious flaws
I once wrote a hymn of praise to the achievements of the founding fathers. There’s still much to celebrate – but their inspirational vision needs an urgent update
Jonathan Freedland, Dec 30, 2017 - For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency
In ways that were once unimaginable, President Trump has discarded the conventions and norms established by his predecessors. Will that change the institution permanently?
Peter Baker, Dec. 31, 2017
Subjects: Politics & Public Policy, Trump
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