Speech Is Action: Why We Should Pay Attention to What Trump Says
Don’t ignore what the president communicates to other countries, to actors within the state and to his citizens.
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Trump, Tanks and Late Imperialism
A military parade may be just what America needs.
What Trump Says Matters
It has a corrosive effect on democracy.
Four Ways Trump’s Promise to Remake the World Could Pan Out
The possibilities range from essentially cosmetic changes to chaos.
Trump Supporters Reject Choice, Tradeoffs
The president’s fans wish to escape from a complex reality.
One Speech Doesn’t Change Trump
Every time Donald Trump does or says something conventional, he is declared a new man.
How Worried Is the World About Trump’s Abdication of Leadership?
Parag Khanna and Fred Kaplan disagree.
An Unhealthy Obsession with National Strength
Conservatives used to understand that a strong state would put personal freedoms at risk.
Republicans Stick with Trump Through Scandals. Why?
The president is unpopular. Republicans are down in the polls. Why do they stick together?
Three Ways Republicans Could Undermine Russia Probe
The president could try to fire Robert Mueller. Republicans try to discredit his investigation.
Trump Contradicts Chief Diplomat on North Korea
Unlike Rex Tillerson, the president is not prepared to hold talks without preconditions.
Trump Accelerates Demise of American World Order
Donald Trump hasn’t ushered in a post-American world yet. Not for lack of trying.
Trump Repudiated in Alabama Senate Election
College graduates, minorities, young voters and women turned out in droves to defeat Donald Trump’s ally.
Trump Apologists Muddy Waters After Flynn Pleads Guilty
The president’s defenders focus on collusion in order to distract from the many other scandals.
Russians Were All Over Trump’s Campaign
Nearly everybody around Donald Trump was talking to the Russians in the course of the 2016 campaign.