A book with Donald Trump in the title creates a reasonable expectation. The reader assumes that Donald Trump will be the exhibit, the rest of us will be safely behind the velvet rope, and perhaps a docent will explain the subject’s unusual features. The...
One of the more impressive magic tricks in modern American politics is Donald Trump’s ability to stand beneath a chandelier, surrounded by millionaires, billionaires, private jets, gold-plated furniture, and enough donor money to finance a small country, and still...
Apparently, America will regain its greatness once everyone becomes mean enough. Somewhere along the way, a strange idea took hold on parts of the American political right: kindness is weakness, compassion is naïveté, and treating people with dignity is apparently the...
We Need The Military! Donald Trump has spent decades telling Americans that he is a brilliant businessman. Then somebody asked him about the bond market. Suddenly, we needed the Marines. Before leaving for South Carolina, Trump was asked about Treasury Secretary Scott...
The Dark Triad Comes to Washington Before proceeding, three definitions are useful. Narcissism means excessive grandiosity, entitlement, hunger for admiration, and a conviction that one is unusually important or exceptional. Machiavellianism means treating...
Donald Trump has once again discovered his favorite form of foreign policy: be suspicious of your allies and adoring about dictators. This week Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce U.S. participation in joint military exercises with South Korea, saying... 
