Trump: American shogun
John McCain torments the 45th president from beyond the grave
Jacob Heilbrunn
Jacob Heilbrunn is editor of The National Interest. He lives in Washington DC
Thursday
Tuesday
The Wolff is at the door
Michael Wolff, the author of Fire and Fury, has written a new tome
Friday
Nancy Pelosi has the whip hand
‘I’m not going to talk about her’
Tuesday
Is Trump thinking too small in merely defying Congress?
About a week ago Trump indicated that he was ‘never a big fan’ of Don McGahn, but perhaps he’s softening his verdict
Thursday
Donald Trump is right to pardon Conrad Black
He is a modern-day Dr Johnson in the vigor of his judgments and the dignity of his prose
Wednesday
Donald Trump faces at-tax from all sides
Is Trump really a billionaire? We may be about to find out
Monday
Kim Jong-un is doing to Trump what Trump is trying to do to China
The portly pariah of Pyongyang fired off several missiles that landed in the Sea of Japan
Wednesday
Donald Trump is dining out on the soul of William Barr
What explains the prophylactic prostration the Attorney General is engaging in?
Friday
Joe Biden is already under Trump’s skin
He can corner the president by depicting him as a betrayer, not redeemer, of American greatness
Tuesday
The folly of war with Iran
Conflict with the Middle Eastern nation may be a neocon dream, but it’s not what Trump was elected to execute
Thursday
Trump didn’t obstruct justice…because his surrogates wouldn’t do his dirty work
Did Mueller provide a roadmap for impeachment to Congress?
Wednesday
How will Trump react to the release of the Mueller report?
Nothing will stop him from tweeting ad nauseam about the expurgated report, especially if he doesn’t like what he hears about it
Tuesday
The genesis of the #NeverBernie movement
Are moderate and center-left Democrats conspiring against the front-runner?
Wednesday
Bill Barr has become Trump’s willing enabler
The Donald used to complain that he didn’t have an Attorney General. Boy does he now…
Monday
Donald Trump has been captured by the neocons
Bolton and Pompeo are thirsting for a new crusade to vanquish the mullahs in Tehran
Thursday
Is Barr really helping Trump by slowing the release of the Mueller report?
Trump has a long history of dragging down his enablers, whether it’s Jeff Sessions or Michael Cohen
Monday
The security clearances scandal makes it hard to believe Trump is in the clear
His furtiveness is only heightening the impression that he has something to hide
Tuesday
Michael Avenatti’s delusions of grandeur
In Greek, Nike means ‘victory’ but Avenatti looks to be going down to a nasty defeat
Monday
The Mueller report’s findings could actually help Democrats in 2020
From our UK edition
In determining that Donald Trump did not engage in secret collusion with Russia, Robert Mueller may well have done Democrats a solid. Instead of going down the chimerical road of impeachment, they can focus on ousting him from office in 2020. At the same time, they can keep the base agitated with intimations that not
Wednesday
George Conway should wear ‘stone cold’ as a badge of honor
Trump reserves that term for his most fearsome adversaries
