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.
US Election
58 articles
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.
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.
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.
Why Is the GOP Sticking with Trump?
A primer for foreign observers and the otherwise perplexed.
Stop Dunking on Trump Supporters
No one is beyond reach—unless everyone around them refuses to reach out.
Stop Sensationalizing the Threat of Right-Wing Political Violence
Terrorism is ultimately a weapon of the weak. By engaging in threat inflation, we expand the power and prestige of terrorists by allowing them to be more influential than they otherwise might be.
Visions Are Sublime; Social Reform Is Messy
The Democratic party’s radical wing, which mostly set aside its many differences with Biden during his contest with Trump, wants a more rapid pace of change than the 78-year old centrist would wish.
Republicans' Lyceum Moment—and America's
In the present moment, reverence for the law is not yet (or is no longer) a political religion in the United States.
America Has Serious Problems. It’s Time to Stop Blaming Them on ‘Trumpism’
It is always tempting to portray one’s political opponents as consumed by some inveterate flaw or social contaminant that marks them as fallen creatures.
Podcast #121: The Inconvenient Truth About Donald Trump’s Non-White Supporters
A conversation with Jamil Jivani.
Without and Within, a Fin-de-Siècle Moment
If Donald Trump had won, the Left would have burned down the cities. If Joe Biden had won decisively and flipped the Senate, conservatives would have loaded the guns into their pickup trucks and laid siege.