Donald Trump Wants All the Cake America is turning 250, and naturally Donald Trump has found a way to make the Declaration of Independence feel like it needs a security detail, a merchandise table, and possibly a non-disclosure agreement. The nation’s founding...
Why Does He Always Distort Reality, Why? President Donald Trump’s latest attack on mail-in voting follows a familiar pattern: a court ruling goes against him, and he immediately claims the decision opens the door to cheating. But once again, the central problem with...
MAGA Governance at Its Best Donald Trump has finally solved Washington gridlock by turning it into a hostage crisis. For years, Republicans in Congress have dreamed of the perfect arrangement: cut programs for the poor, polish the shoes of billionaires, salute...
You’re Fired! For one miraculous year, Donald J. Trump achieved what had once seemed impossible. He did not fire anyone. Historians will no doubt debate the cause of this restraint. Some will attribute it to discipline. Others to strategy. But those who have studied...
On the Modern Oath: Loyalty, Love, and the Department of Devotion There was a time—again, not so long ago that it should require archaeological excavation—when the Attorney General of the United States swore an oath to the Constitution. This oath, though unfashionable...
The Resurrection of Strategic Theology There was a time—not so very long ago, though it now feels like a previous civilization—when Easter Sunday was reserved for modest things: hymns, lilies, quiet reflection, and the gentle reassurance that something once buried... 
