Donald Trump can teach Theresa May how to listen
The British Prime Minister could use a lesson in reconnecting with her base.
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Monday
The British government is in crisis, again. Enter Trump, stage right, again
The president knows leverage when he sees it, and he’ll have masses over Theresa May this week.
Sunday
The Western alliance is dead
The Trump era will mark the demise of NATO, but the cause of the collapse of the political West goes beyond The Donald.
Friday
Is John Kelly on his way out of the White House?
The Chief of Staff shares some of Trump’s impulses and had the chance to channel them more effectively — but he has not done so.
Wallowing in self-loathing with Milo Yiannopoulos
Revisiting my notes from my April profile, it seems clear that his feuds are mere projection of his hatred for himself.
The crusade to abolish ICE is as pathetic as it is misguided
Don’t we want the President to enforce the laws of the land?
Thursday
There’s a reason restaurants everywhere are failing: Red Hen Syndrome
It may be that we’ve had all we can take, especially when these outlets are suffused with such self-importance.
Wednesday
Milo Yiannopoulos sends coded neo-Nazi message to New Yorker fact-checker
Talia Lavin received $14.88 from the provocateur.
Is Trump’s ‘space force’ really such an insane idea?
Donald Trump’s demand to have a new sixth branch of the US armed services is about protecting America’s satellites and cyber capabilities. A worthy goal.
Monday
Michael Avenatti resembles the ‘manager’ who takes an inordinate slice of a working girl’s earnings
The crusading lawyer waves the sword of justice around in order to distract us from the sleaze behind his shield.
What are the odds of Trump going to jail?
Runners and riders for Mueller’s next arrest.
Friday
To the GOP: don’t walk away from the Golden State
California is not a liberal fantasyland and conservatives exist in significant numbers.
Thursday
How Trump uses women to soften his image on immigration
‘My wife feels strongly about it. I feel strongly about it. Anybody with a heart would feel this way.’
Wednesday
Trump is still on the ‘offenseive’ over immigration
As the President consolidates his hold on the GOP and defies his detractors, he is relying on women as a kind of protective force field.
Tuesday
The fall of James Brien Comey
Under investigation and with his own reputation in question, the former FBI director is no longer the reliable, trustworthy source he once seemed
Monday
Trump is ‘vice-signalling’ over immigration – and it’s going to work
Britain’s Windrush scandal shows how outrage over cruel policies can lead to positive polls
How splitting up families gave Trump the biggest crisis of his presidency
Separating children from their parents at the border represents a repudiation of the core of the GOP.
Wednesday
Why does the commentariat so despise Trump’s success?
While the Anti-Trump Mandarins of the Commentariat (ATMC, for short) are busy untwisting their knickers after the President’s historic summit meeting with the Tubby Tyrant of North Korea, I have an important real-estate tip to pass along: beach-front property in North Korea. Keep your eye on it. As Trump said yesterday in his wide-ranging press … Read more
We are all globalnationalists now
Let’s move past the false dichotomy of nationalism vs globalism
Tuesday
Donald Trump’s dictator complex
The reviews are coming in for Donald Trump’s performance in Singapore and they aren’t pretty. Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times says Trump was ‘hoodwinked’. Ari Fleischer, the former press spokesman for George W. Bush, says ‘This feels like the Agreed Framework of the 90s all over again. NK gave its word to abandon … Read more
