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
· 6 min read
Donald Trump
A collection of 62 posts
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
· 7 min read
Nationalist Self-Hatred
The culture war alone cannot explain the civic rot on the populist Right.
Matt Johnson
· 18 min read
Stop Dunking on Trump Supporters
No one is beyond reach—unless everyone around them refuses to reach out.
Julian Adorney
· 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
· 1 min read
A Royal Grift
In political terms, the purchasers of Trump’s NFTs are not citizens but subjects.
Julia Friedman, David Hawkes
· 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
· 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
· 20 min read
Podcast #121: The Inconvenient Truth About Donald Trump’s Non-White Supporters
A conversation with Jamil Jivani.
Quillette
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 7 min read
Jung and the Trumpian Shadow
We do not live in the best of all possible worlds. There are monsters inside each of us. Those monsters must be made coherent, and given their place, or they will consume us.
Alexander Blum
· 9 min read
The New Trump-ian Order
What I have outlined above are valid critiques of Trump’s policies which need to be vigorously pursued through constitutional channels and via Senatorial and Congressional opposition.
Sumantra Maitra
· 6 min read
Donald Trump and the Failure of Mainstream Social Science Part III
However, if we look to other situations I think there is at least grounds for further reflection. Let’s consider two situations.
Uri Harris
· 4 min read