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American Assassinations

Four deaths, two critical injuries, and three hairbreadth escapes. Not the best odds in a field of 46 presidents, so when one dodges a bullet, we’ve all been lucky.

Thomas Doherty

21 Jul 2024 · 10 min read

Trump bleeding from ear, Lee Harvey Oswald in court with black eye, US Secret Service with gun on day of Trump's shooting.

It’s the Narrative, Stupid!

Every time there is a shooting, everybody turns to their narrative. We all want our stories to be vindicated, and we are perplexed if the expected pattern does not emerge.

Fred Litwin

18 Jul 2024 · 7 min read

Donald Trump and the Perils of Myth-Making

In the wake of the shooting, we should neither demonise nor sanctify Trump, but assess him by normal political standards.

Jason Garshfield

17 Jul 2024 · 7 min read

Police snipers on a roof during Donald Trump’s campaign event in Pennsylvania on 13 July 2024.

A Wretched Situation

The failure of the Secret Service to provide adequate protection to a standard-bearer for one of the major parties is the latest example of American breakdown.

Brian Stewart

16 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

Donald Trump raises his fist, US flag in background; soldiers on a rooftop (collage).

Courage and Cowardice in Pennsylvania

In trying to assassinate Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks inadvertently provided Trump with an opportunity to display the very qualities that have made him a cult icon.

Claire Lehmann

15 Jul 2024 · 7 min read

Nationalist Self-Hatred

The culture war alone cannot explain the civic rot on the populist Right.

Matt Johnson

12 Mar 2024 · 18 min read

Stop Dunking on Trump Supporters

No one is beyond reach—unless everyone around them refuses to reach out.

Julian Adorney

7 Feb 2024 · 9 min read

Podcast #231: Leaving MAGA

Former Trump activist Rich Logis explains why he renounced his former MAGA beliefs—and how he’s helping others exit the movement.

Quillette

28 Jan 2024 · 1 min read

A Royal Grift

In political terms, the purchasers of Trump’s NFTs are not citizens but subjects.

Julia Friedman / David Hawkes

20 May 2023 · 8 min read

Should the GOP Continue to Embrace Populism? Two Responses

Quillette readers Joe Benning and Charles N.W. Keckler give their responses.

Quillette

21 Sep 2022 · 8 min read

Return of the Strong Gods: Understanding the New Right

A great many Americans held their noses to vote for Trump, whom they saw as the lesser evil.

Jordan Alexander Hill

3 Jan 2021 · 20 min read

Podcast #121: The Inconvenient Truth About Donald Trump’s Non-White Supporters

A conversation with Jamil Jivani.

Quillette

6 Nov 2020 · 1 min read

PODCAST 93: David Frum on His New Book, Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy

David Frum talks to Jonathan Kay about the damage done by the Trump presidency and the way forward for America. His new book is Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy.

Quillette / Jonathan Kay

4 Jun 2020 · 1 min read

PODCAST 64: Mark Halperin on How to Beat Trump (It Won't be Easy)

Veteran Political Pundit Mark Halperin talks to Quillette‘s Jonathan Kay about his new book, How to Beat Trump. He thinks it’s going to be very difficult.

Quillette

22 Nov 2019 · 1 min read

Timely Return to Battle for a Veteran of the Culture Wars

While Hanson is good in setting out the causes of Trump’s victory, he falls short when it comes to making recommendations for the future.

Sumantra Maitra

22 Apr 2019 · 7 min read