Tag: Donald Trump

As liberal critics of the Trump presidency have scrambled for traction since January, one historical analogy seems ubiquitous: “If you want a model for what’s happening to America,” economist Paul ...

When I started writing on Carl Schmitt in the 1990s, the reaction in U.S. academia was often that you could treat a Nazi jurist with extraordinary capacities as a historical ...

In April, as the world economy reeled from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer posted on X, “Nero fiddled. Trump golfed.” Schumer joined a long history ...

U.S. presidents have big egos—if they didn’t, their chances of reaching the Oval Office would be slim—and they want to be remembered favorably after they are gone. A few presidents, ...

First lady Melania Trump is known for her bold style moments.Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty ImagesAs a former model, Melania Trump is well-versed in using clothing to make a statement.The role of first ...

In the aftermath of the Cold War, several prominent thinkers focused their minds on the shape of the world to come. Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History?” (1989), Samuel Huntington’s ...

There is little doubt that if U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term feels like an upheaval, it is by design. As far back as 2018, Steve Bannon, Trump’s onetime top ...

The Founding Fathers of the United States were terrified of monarchy. They designed a constitution that separated and fragmented power, hoping that no single individual would ever amass the kind ...

Canada scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms late on Sunday, just hours before it was due to take effect, in a bid to advance stalled trade negotiations with the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ...

Bob Geldof didn’t mince words about those in charge across the pond as he celebrated 40 years of Live Aid. “The thuggery of Musk, and Vance and Trump, this confederacy ...