****** The Democrats don’t have an answer to Trump. Do the neoconservatives? @nytdavidbrooks on why the moral tenor of their political writings could be a tonic for a society in crisis:
Month: December 2025
[The Washington Post] A sickening moral slum of an administration
A sickening moral slum of an administration
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/02/trump-hegseth-rubio-ukraine-venezuela-boats/
***** The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
.@anneapplebaum speaks with @davidfrum about how authoritarian regimes seek to break institutions, and the pain of losing friendships to politics.
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An Anatomy of the MAGA Mind
Under Trump, post-liberal intellectuals have abandoned tradition for radicalism and scholarship for vulgarity. George Packer on Laura Field’s new book, “Furious Minds,” and the rot of the MAGA mind:
An Anatomy of the MAGA Mind
Under Trump, post-liberal intellectuals have abandoned tradition for radicalism and scholarship for vulgarity.