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Category Archives: Donald Trump
The Rise Of Trump Studies
Politico: There’s a measure of irony in that Trump’s candidacy—grounded in an anti-elite message and regular bashing of the political correctness “crap” rooted on college campuses—is such a boon to professors. Though Trump flaunts his academic bona fides—the degree from … Continue reading
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Politico: Trump terrifies world leaders
Politico: They’re worried about what it means for them: for their arms deals, for their trade deals, for international funding and alliances that they depend on. …Then there are the more parochial concerns: that Trump’s rise will encourage and empower … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer Does Not Endorse Candidates
Steve Sailer writes: My policy is: I don’t endorse political candidates. If I were to try to set up a 501 c 3 educational charity, the nice people at the SPLC have made clear to me in the past that … Continue reading
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Why The Jewish Hostility To Donald Trump?
Comments to Steve Sailer: * The Jewish hostility to Trump — not just Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias on the left but also Jonah Goldberg and John Podhoretz, among many others, on the right — is fascinating, because in many … Continue reading
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Trump Wins New York
Comments to Steve Sailer: * These primaries with real live voters appear to be a Trump strength. * Sanders’ chance of winning the Democratic nomination–with this loss– is now zero (barring a Clinton indictment or early death from a coughing … Continue reading
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What Will A Donald Trump America Look Like?
A Jewish friend says: Dear Luke, Thank you for soliciting my opinion about this. There is no assurance that Trump will be nominated let alone elected, but if he is, you have my predictions in writing and we will see … Continue reading
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What will a Donald Trump America look like? How will our culture and media change?
Will it become socially acceptable in the blue states to support the president? Will it become socially acceptable for elites to support Trump? Will the Overton Window expand? Will our movies and music be different? Alex: The 1980s with more … Continue reading
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Politico: Could Trump Be Impeached Shortly After He Takes Office?
At some point, Trump’s supporters may well tire of a system rigged against them and they’ll attack their enemies. From Politico: Donald Trump isn’t even the Republican nominee yet. But his incendiary rhetoric, most notably about killing the families of … Continue reading
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Trump Meets With Orthodox Jews
JTA – There were a few things Donald Trump made clear when he met Thursday with a select group of Jewish reporters, almost all of them Orthodox, at his corporate offices in Manhattan. Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly was the … Continue reading
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The Five Stages To The Trump Presidency
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