Category Archives: Donald Trump

Donald Trump Is ‘Blind to the Beautiful Mosaic’

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Luke Ford

I’m reading chapter four of Maggie Haberman’s new biography (Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America) of Donald Trump. It is called “Blind to the Beautiful Mosaic.” Apparently, Trump was largely blind to the beauty … Continue reading →

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WP: To Trump’s hardcore supporters, his rallies weren’t politics. They were life.

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Luke Ford

For some people, Trump is a substitute religion. From the Washington Post: * They were mostly older White men and women who lived paycheck to paycheck with plenty of time on their hands – retired or close to it, estranged … Continue reading →

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Scott Adams Analyzes Trump-Kanye Summit

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Luke Ford

Scott Adams talks about Kanye and Trump. https://t.co/z3049ixWyw — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 11, 2018

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NYT: What Trump’s Speech Says About His Mental Fitness

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Luke Ford

John McWhorter writes: However, the distinction between public and private speech is key here, so I am unconvinced that his current speech patterns can be analyzed as evidence of dementia. Instead, they’re characteristics of casual speech as it has always … Continue reading →

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Trump’s jargon is infectious

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Luke Ford

Virginia Heffernan writes: Donald Trump’s triglycerides are 129. His fasting blood glucose is 89. His alanine transaminase is 27. He’s fine. He seems to be hewing to norms, for once. But to hear the presidential physician tell it, Trump is … Continue reading →

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