The Great American State Fair could be the best Trump spectacle yet
It’s no surprise that Trump, the OG influencer, is pushing America to become the international influencer
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The donor center is the last bastion of civility
Giving blood is the closest thing to an act of altruism in a world of depravity and selfishness
Rome is ready for its close-up
The big occasion is the Papal Jubilee year of 2025, expected to draw a whopping 32 million visitors
Americans should feel uneasy about the new Archbishop of Washington
No one in the American church has benefited more from Pope Francis’s vengefulness than Cardinal Robert McElroy
Whatever happened to antifa?
Far-left violence may have subsided — but don’t hold your breath
Trump’s hundred days of shock and awe
The resistance has gone out with a whimper
Elon Musk’s critics are more autistic than he ever could be
I’ve lost old friends over his ‘salute’
The Europe of American imaginations no longer exists
It’s America that has quietly raced ahead this century
The Mar-a-Lago face-off
Cosmetic surgery and injectables have never been more popular. But the pout’s out
How the fashion industry is adapting to Trump 2.0
Much has changed since 2017, when fashion labels and publishers boycotted the new administration
How Trump is revolutionizing Washington
He’ll lose some battles in the courts, perhaps a great many. But what counts is how many he wins
Who’s afraid of ghost guns?
As the furore over Luigi Mangione dies down, it’s his weapon that remains the subject of violent disagreement and debate
Masters of corruption
Trump has not managed to cleanse Washington in one day, but his administration is working both very fast and very thoroughly
Art of the DoGE
Trump is sitting on his bulldozer tearing down the frumpy façade of the old building, but as yet he is showing us only glimpses of what he intends to replace it with