Trump will move quickly and relentlessly to consolidate his power in ways most of us never considered, according to the Pulitzer-prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has observed Trump closely for nearly 30 years. Dark Days Ahead—What to Expect From President Trump Based on my almost three decades of Trump watching, here is some of what […]

“It is not paranoid to wonder whether foreign leaders will have ways of influencing Trump that we will know nothing about.” That is only one of the reasons that The Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne calls this inauguration ominous. This is the most ominous Inauguration Day in modern history By E.J. Dionne Jr., Opinion writer, January 18 Why is […]

Because after Friday Trump and his supporters will hold a monopoly on government power, an investigation independent of the monopoly must be commissioned before Friday to examine his ties to Russia. The evidence of treason and vulnerability to blackmail is overwhelming but circumstantial. Bill Moyers and Michael Winship explain. We Cannot Wait for History to Judge. […]

Magnanimity in victory is easy, harder in defeat. Donald won the election. He had a chance to show us–before inauguration–that he could be magnanimous. He has failed us already. Retweeting Donald Trump Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times, JAN. 18, 201726 Photo Donald Trump last week at Trump Tower. CreditDrew Angerer/Getty Images  When Donald Trump was […]

The view from the National Hotel dollar bar. The value of vengeance is the anxiety it creates in those who witness it. The anxiety at any moment can become fear, and then terror. Consider the case of an acquaintance of mine, a freshly minted American correspondent in Moscow who liked to hang out at the […]

The president-elect’s aggressive attacks on news organizations that offend him–he called BuzzFeed “a failing pile of garbage”–portends a harsh new world for journalists. The Washington Post’s media columnist Margaret Sullivan describes it. A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump By Margaret Sullivan Media Columnist January 15 at 5:52 PM At the […]

Sunday morning’s best read, from the ever estimable BillMoyers.com Staff. Yertle, the Commander-in-Chief A children’s classic rings true today and offers an answer to authoritarian rule. BY MICHAEL WINSHIP JANUARY 13, 2017 Trump the President-elect and Yertle the Turtle. (Left: Albin Lohr-Jones/Pool via Bloomberg; Right: Still from Yertle the Turtle/YouTube)   Dr. Seuss taught me to read. My […]

As far as I can tell this piece is historically accurate and therefore necessary reading. From US Uncut: Here’s the first thing Trump and Hitler did when they came to power Zach Cartwright, January 14, 2017 While there have been many comparisons made to Trump and Hitler, some accurate and some not, one action Trump appears […]

There are many ways to think about what has just happened to our country. Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker has just offered the best way I can think of: THE MUSIC DONALD TRUMP CAN’T HEAR By Adam Gopnik January 13, 2017 One of the pleasures of music-streaming services is that, day after day, they […]

Who’s the Illegitimate President Now, Mr. Birtherism? Trump spent five years trying to delegitimize Obama. Now he’s taking office under a cloud of suspicion, and only has himself to blame. NEW REPUBLIC BY BRIAN BEUTLER January 13, 2017 It is ironic that Donald Trump owes his success in Republican politics, and thus ultimately his presidency, […]