The Democrats don’t have an answer to Trump. Do the neoconservatives? @nytdavidbrooks on why the moral tenor of their political writings could be a tonic for a society in crisis:
Author: Jim
[The Washington Post] A sickening moral slum of an administration
A sickening moral slum of an administration
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/02/trump-hegseth-rubio-ukraine-venezuela-boats/
***** The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
.@anneapplebaum speaks with @davidfrum about how authoritarian regimes seek to break institutions, and the pain of losing friendships to politics.
Watch and subscribe to “The David Frum Show”: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/05/the-david-frum-show-the-most-corrupt-presidency-in-american-history/682720/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
An Anatomy of the MAGA Mind
Under Trump, post-liberal intellectuals have abandoned tradition for radicalism and scholarship for vulgarity. George Packer on Laura Field’s new book, “Furious Minds,” and the rot of the MAGA mind:
An Anatomy of the MAGA Mind
Under Trump, post-liberal intellectuals have abandoned tradition for radicalism and scholarship for vulgarity.
***** Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize
***** Political Parties Have Disconnected From the Public
***** NYTimes: Who’s Afraid of Tucker Carlson? I Can Think of Two People.
Who’s Afraid of Tucker Carlson? I Can Think of Two People. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/opinion/tucker-carlson-trump-groypers-fuentes.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
This Is the Way a World Order Ends
This Is the Way a World Order Ends
“What the world once took for granted in the U.S. is now in question. And because America was the crucial player in the international order, the tremors of its earthquake are felt everywhere,” Margaret MacMillan writes:
www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/04/world-order-europe-trump/682639/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYcrTko5Vid0Qzv9E3MqS-IQ&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
“What the world once took for granted in the U.S. is now in question. And because America was the crucial player in the international order, the tremors of its earthquake are felt everywhere,” Margaret MacMillan writes:
www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/04/world-order-europe-trump/682639/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYcrTko5Vid0Qzv9E3MqS-IQ&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
Heather Cox Richardson Nov 16, 2025
Letters from an American November 16, 2025 Heather Cox Richardson Nov 16, 2025 On Thursday, November 13, Michael Schmidt reported in the New York Times the story of the 17-year-old girl the House Ethics Committee found former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid to have sex with him. The girl was a homeless high schooler who needed to supplement the money she made from her job at McDonald’s to be able to pay for braces.
open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-16-2025-190?r=3azmy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-16-2025-190?r=3azmy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
NYTimes: The Sad and Dangerous Reality Behind ‘Her’
The Sad and Dangerous Reality Behind ‘Her’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/opinion/her-film-chatbots-romance.html?smid=nytcore-android-share