Trump loves the poorly educated —and America’s IQ decline explains why
Trump loves the poorly educated —and America’s IQ decline explains why
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Historian details how Trump has killed American patriotism to satisfy his own ego
An American historian and former Republican would normally be the perfect audience for America’s 250th celebration, but both agreed that President Donald Trump has turned what should be a moment to bring the country together into his own ego fest. The Bulwark’s publisher, Sarah Longwell, an ex-Repub…
MAGA investors lost their shirts in ‘legal scam’ that brought Trump billions
During his first presidency, Donald Trump was a vehement critic of cryptocurrencies — calling Bitcoin a “scam” and saying that cryptos could never hope to compete with the U.S. dollar. But these days, Trump is an aggressive promotor of cryptocurrencies, which have done a lot to increase his net wort…
Trump’s effort to steal Taylor Swift’s spotlight backfires bigtime
On Friday night, as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding drew attention to Madison Square Garden, the White House displayed a sign reading “Trump is your president” near the venue’s “Just&T;” announcement.The gesture comes amid a long history of tension between Trump and Swift. In 2020, Swift pub…
The blueprint for tearing apart Trump’s secret weapon is already in Democrats’ hands
The American republic dodged a bullet this week when the US Supreme Court decided to uphold birthright citizenship. If not for two Republican justices, who refused to make-believe their way through a plain reading of the text of the 14th Amendment, we would have seen the clock turning back to a time…
Trump hijacks America with a MAGA rally
Today America turns 250 years old, and instead of a celebration of the republic those 56 men who signed the Declaration risked the hangman’s noose to create, we’re getting a MAGA rally.Donald Trump has taken the nation’s 250th birthday, the once-in-a-lifetime anniversary that belongs to all of us, a…
‘Young Washington’ is the July 4 movie MAGA needs — but won’t understand
An Angry MovieogoerBoth before and after seeing “Young Washington,” I spoke with members of the audience to get a sense of who was seeing the film and what they thought of it. Virtually everyone was there because they loved American history, wanted to celebrate the 4th of July and/or both. With one …
Trump’s corruption backfires: Democrat now competitive in deep-red farmland
President Donald Trump’s corruption is so egregious, Democrats are now competitive in a farm belt state where they are normally not considered viable.Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand, who is running for governor as a Democrat this year, has been able to capitalize on “ a clean-up-the-books platform, with…
John Roberts has created a monster — and he knows it
Five or six years ago, I was in federal court on an evidence motion. I don’t remember the issue, the claim, or whether I was for or against the motion. What I do remember like it happened today is the exchange I had with the judge.An attorney for the opposing side made an accusation about my client’…
Trump accidentally sabotaged his own party
The Democrats in the Congress held the line and won.