How Paranoia about the ‘Deep State’ Brought down a President
And how it could do so again.
The Irrational Rationality of Conservative Conspiracism
The illogical hyper-rationality infecting the American right.
“Republicans Want Voters to Ignore Trump’s Words. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.”
Don’t listen to the president. Look at the tax reform. Look at the selection of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, the roiling pace of deregulation. Just don’t listen… Washington Post, Aug 31, 2018.
Speaking President
Washington Post, Aug 21, 2018 Republican leaders’ “focus on [Trump’s] record over [his] rhetoric is a striking deviation from how we are used to thinking of the power of the bully pulpit. “The key, whether first taboo or later enthusiastically embraced, has been an unflagging view, a through-line in American history that maintains just how…… Continue reading Speaking President
The Putin Paradox
Vox July 16, 2018 “It is perhaps a distinctly American faith that authoritarians like Russian President Vladimir Putin rule purely by force, corruption, or trickery…How unctuous to agree with the Russian state media’s contention that Putin is ‘wildly popular’…”
The Case for Trump’s Nobel
The Case for Trump’s Nobel Washington Post, June 12 2018 “Despite the popular association of the Nobel with great thinkers, diplomats and statesmen, the prize has also routinely rewarded the undeserving, the frauds and the criminals. By its very nature, the dogged determination to reward “great men” of their time has led to a list…… Continue reading The Case for Trump’s Nobel
Little Little Lies
A new piece I wrote for The Washington Post
