Although Donald Trump came to office riding a wave of hostility against âelites,â his enablers are leading members of the establishment and plutocracy. As was true during his first term, Trump has surrounded himself with a mix of conventional Republican politicians, Wall Street financiers, and economic nationalists. But this time, these groups have been joined…
The Best Picture nominees at this yearâs Oscars include two movies whose main characters embody a political truth that escapes too many of Americaâs Republicans and Democrats. Unfortunately, only one of the films allows viewers to see it. In Conclave, a drama about the selection of a new pope, Cardinal Lawrence (played by Ralph Fiennes)…
The legend of Elon Musk was the creation of wokes, who include people who call other people woke. Wokes are those who have to make a guess about what it means to be a decent human being. They are tremendous in building cult figures very fast because they talk a lot about what they adore…
Inflation concerns may well have given Donald Trump the US presidency. His campaign harped on the elevated cost of eggs and bacon and argued that his predecessor Joe Biden, along with Fed chair Jerome Powell, had enabled an âinflation nightmare.” Now, he faces public inflation expectations that are utterly divorced from reality and could well…
âI will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration Day. He will not have a blue pass to the White House, he will not have full access to the White House, he will be like any other person,” he proclaimed in an interview with an Italian newspaper, where he also suggested that Musk…
Though Donald Trump kicked off his second term as US President with a slew of big-bang announcements, the outcome of his plan to reduce the governmentâs size looks more dicey than before. His new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), charged with that task, faces multiple lawsuits over its creation, including from a large union of…
If the absence of a concrete plan of economic action was rendering the US Democratic Partyâs presidential candidate Kamala Harris vulnerable to political criticism, she has now sought to correct that. At a poll rally, Harris announced new ideas that include enhancing expenditure deductions for startups, providing greater child tax credits, offering the middle class…
Donald Trump has hinted at including Elon Musk in his cabinet should he win the presidential race. âHeâs a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it,” the Republican candidate told Reuters when asked of such a possibility. Muskâs post on X later suggested he is game. âI am willing to serve,”…
Russia, invaded over the past 10 days by Ukraineâs forces rolling into Kursk, last saw its borders violated this way only in World War II (by Nazi Germany). This flip in fortunes has stunned not just weary war watchers, who were wondering how long Kyiv could hold up against its bigger adversary, but perhaps Moscow…
This will damage his campaign (and the US), but it seems like the only way Trump knows how to run. Racism and sexism are very powerful forces in American politics and have often worked to great effect. Aware of this, Trump and his allies have trotted out their greatest hits of tropes that amplify both….
