Category Archives: Donald Trump

How Trumpism hid in plain sight for 15 years

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Luke Ford

The Week: During the Bush years, a diverse group of right-leaning writers and thinkers began sounding an alarm about what mass immigration meant for the rest of the country. Many of them emerged from California, exactly where migration’s transformational effects … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Wins Surprising Jewish Fan Club — Among Russian Immigrants

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Luke Ford

Forward: At a senior center in South Brooklyn, the old Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet bloc can’t wait to vote for Donald Trump. “I like his honesty, that he’s against Muslims, that he’s against refugees,” said Valentina Albert, a … Continue reading →

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Trump Does The Unthinkable

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Luke Ford

Could somebody do a story like this about Hillary or Obama? I don’t think so. I’ve never heard of them doing anything particularly generous for anyone. Liz Crokin writes: In 1986, Trump prevented the foreclosure of Annabell Hill’s family farm … Continue reading →

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WP: Trump’s vigorous defense of anti-Semitic image a ‘turning point’ for many Jews

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Luke Ford

It’s been a really scary week for Jews because of Donald Trump’s six-pointed star tweet. Really really scary. The only thing that was more scary was the Holocaust. For the first time, there are indications that many Jews are turning … Continue reading →

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How Trump speaks

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Luke Ford

Byron York writes: Donald Trump’s speech in Cincinnati Wednesday night astonished even those in the press corps and political world who have spent a long time watching Donald Trump speeches. As Trump talked and talked — the speech lasted 68 … Continue reading →

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