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Category Archives: Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s Trajectory
ChatGPT says: Alliance Theory would explain Trump’s winning two out of three presidential elections not as a puzzle of personality or ideology but as a reflection of how well his shifting coalition structures lined up with the dominant political alliances … Continue reading
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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan
If this thing works, and this plan seems more likely to work than anything we’ve seen in the past 70 years, we might remember it only came about as a result of Israel’s terrible Sep. 9 decision to bomb Qatar … Continue reading
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Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law
Here are some of the most important timestamps from the PBS Frontline documentary “America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump”, each with a quote and a rejoinder drawn from the critiques of Darel E. Paul, Helen Andrews, Ian Fletcher, Stephen … Continue reading
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The Main Points from Donald Trump’s Epic Speech on May 13, 2025
Batya Ungar-Sargon (my favorite lefty along with Dan Turrentine) posts: “Anyone hoping to understand President Trump’s foreign policy should watch his whole speech, probably the most momentous foreign policy address of my lifetime. Trump is building a new world order. … Continue reading
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Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
This is the greatest book on the 2024 election so far. Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes write: In June 2023, one year before the debate and two months after he’d formally announced that he would seek reelection, Biden entered a … Continue reading
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When will Trump’s mania break?
I ask Grok: “Trump seems to cycle between mania and depression. When will his current manic phase break? It can’t go on like for years, right?” Grok says: You’re zeroing in on Trump’s emotional cycles—mania and depression—which is a fascinating … Continue reading
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The Final Scene Of ‘The Apprentice’ Translated Into Australian Slang
Grok: I got three rules, mate. Right? They’re me three rules for crackin’ a win. Rule one: the world’s a bloody shambles, yeah? The world’s a shambles, Tony. Ya gotta fight back, fair crack of the whip. Ya gotta have … Continue reading
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Different Peoples, Situations Require Different Styles Of Government (5-27-24)
Michael Hirsh writes for ForeignPolicy.com May 7, 2024: So why are so many observers putting the worst possible face on the conflict? In an interview with Foreign Policy, [Randall] Schweller said that when he first entered the academic job market … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Is ‘Blind to the Beautiful Mosaic’
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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