Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.It’s love Trump or get lost.(Shutterstock)It is hard to think of a major sector of the culture-shaping industries and institutions of American life—Hollywood, news media, universities, arts, publishing, music, advertising, and so on—that isn’t thoroughly absorbed into the intersectional zeitgeist of the American left. There are pockets of conservatism, of course, such as Fox News, talk radio, some publishers, and various online publications and communities. But for various reasons, they can neither balance nor meaningfully compete with the cultural...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.It’s love Trump or get lost.(Shutterstock)It is hard to think of a major sector of the culture-shaping industries and institutions of American life—Hollywood, news media, universities, arts, publishing, music, advertising, and so on—that isn’t thoroughly absorbed into the intersectional zeitgeist of the American left. There are pockets of conservatism, of course, such as Fox News, talk radio, some publishers, and various online publications and communities. But for various reasons, they can neither balance nor meaningfully compete with the cultural...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.America needs to pump the brakes on expanding domestic security activities.Federal officers prepare to disperse the crowd of protestors outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Federal law enforcement agencies attempt to intervene as protests continue in Portland. (Photo by Mason Trinca/Getty Images)The rule of law matters most in times of crisis.Today, America is in crisis along multiple fronts and instead, we may be sliding into unauthorized and unaccountable federal policing and domestic security...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.America needs to pump the brakes on expanding domestic security activities.Federal officers prepare to disperse the crowd of protestors outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Federal law enforcement agencies attempt to intervene as protests continue in Portland. (Photo by Mason Trinca/Getty Images)The rule of law matters most in times of crisis.Today, America is in crisis along multiple fronts and instead, we may be sliding into unauthorized and unaccountable federal policing and domestic security...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Labor Day is coming and the race is hardening.A woman votes at a polling site in Queens during the New York Democratic presidential primary elections on June 23, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump has turned himself into the political equivalent of Steve McQueen’s Cincinnati Kid. Not unlike Trump, McQueen’s character was a gambler of rare luck, pluck and talent trying to take on and defeat the elite national gambling establishment. But after many mistakes, McQueen loses...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Labor Day is coming and the race is hardening.A woman votes at a polling site in Queens during the New York Democratic presidential primary elections on June 23, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump has turned himself into the political equivalent of Steve McQueen’s Cincinnati Kid. Not unlike Trump, McQueen’s character was a gambler of rare luck, pluck and talent trying to take on and defeat the elite national gambling establishment. But after many mistakes, McQueen loses...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.As the walls close in on him, what will Trump do?US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One prior to departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, July 3, 2020, as he travels to view Independence Day fireworks at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump is losing—which is not news. He’s been losing to Joe Biden since the first hypothetical poll was taken pitting the two men against each other. But what has changed is that, by all accounts, Trump now knows .What he...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.As the walls close in on him, what will Trump do?US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One prior to departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, July 3, 2020, as he travels to view Independence Day fireworks at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump is losing—which is not news. He’s been losing to Joe Biden since the first hypothetical poll was taken pitting the two men against each other. But what has changed is that, by all accounts, Trump now knows .What he...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.How the fast-growing Florida community became so Trump-friendly.Golf carts line the street in the the Villages retirement community outside of Orlando, Florida on October 4, 2016.The Villages, predominantly Republican, has over 150,000 residents and could tip the scales in favor of Donald Trump in the battleground state of Florida. / AFP / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images)By now, you have either seen or heard about the video shot in The Villages, Florida, in which a Trump supporter shouted “white power” twice and...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.How the fast-growing Florida community became so Trump-friendly.Golf carts line the street in the the Villages retirement community outside of Orlando, Florida on October 4, 2016.The Villages, predominantly Republican, has over 150,000 residents and could tip the scales in favor of Donald Trump in the battleground state of Florida. / AFP / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images)By now, you have either seen or heard about the video shot in The Villages, Florida, in which a Trump supporter shouted “white power” twice and...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Do we still hold the proposition that “all men are created equal” to be self-evident? The party of Trump is turning instead toward the idea of the Confederacy.WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with industry executives during an event on "Opening Up America Again" at the White House on April 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump said, "This virus is going to be gone," during his remarks at the event. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Republican party was founded in 1854 as an anti-slavery party dedicated to...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Do we still hold the proposition that “all men are created equal” to be self-evident? The party of Trump is turning instead toward the idea of the Confederacy.WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with industry executives during an event on "Opening Up America Again" at the White House on April 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump said, "This virus is going to be gone," during his remarks at the event. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Republican party was founded in 1854 as an anti-slavery party dedicated to...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Republicans who support this president own his legacy.Displayed on a monitor, U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 24, 2019 in New York City. World leaders from across the globe are gathered at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, amid crises ranging from climate change to possible conflict between Iran and the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Each day there is a new outrage from Donald Trump. From Tweeting a video that claimed “The only good Democrat is a...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Republicans who support this president own his legacy.Displayed on a monitor, U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 24, 2019 in New York City. World leaders from across the globe are gathered at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, amid crises ranging from climate change to possible conflict between Iran and the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Each day there is a new outrage from Donald Trump. From Tweeting a video that claimed “The only good Democrat is a...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.,We’ve had a painful, vivid reminder of the danger of giving power to someone with Trump's pathologies. There's only one remaining check on this president—us.US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Last Monday, Donald Trump treated America to a fascist tableau.A mix of federal and local law enforcement officers, including Secret Service and...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.,We’ve had a painful, vivid reminder of the danger of giving power to someone with Trump's pathologies. There's only one remaining check on this president—us.US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Last Monday, Donald Trump treated America to a fascist tableau.A mix of federal and local law enforcement officers, including Secret Service and...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Previous presidents have cemented their legacies by acting decisively in times of crisis. Trump… not so much.US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Virtually every historian or political scientist who considers such matters ranks Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and George Washington as America’s greatest presidents. They do so...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Previous presidents have cemented their legacies by acting decisively in times of crisis. Trump… not so much.US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Virtually every historian or political scientist who considers such matters ranks Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and George Washington as America’s greatest presidents. They do so...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.,The institutions designed to preserve the rule of law, protect individual rights, and enable the people to rule will not save themselves.(Hannah Yoest / Shutterstock)I am not one to underestimate the unspeakable pain that COVID-19 has already inflicted on the American people, with nearly half a million of us infected by the disease, with a death toll 20,000, and with the untold suffering that putting the economy into an induced has inflicted on all but the wealthiest among us.But the impact of this epidemic is going to spread beyond matters of health...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.,The institutions designed to preserve the rule of law, protect individual rights, and enable the people to rule will not save themselves.(Hannah Yoest / Shutterstock)I am not one to underestimate the unspeakable pain that COVID-19 has already inflicted on the American people, with nearly half a million of us infected by the disease, with a death toll 20,000, and with the untold suffering that putting the economy into an induced has inflicted on all but the wealthiest among us.But the impact of this epidemic is going to spread beyond matters of health...WW…