President Trump must be the least devious conniver in history. If he were a boxer, he’d put Western Union out of business by telegraphing every punch. If he were a poker player, he’d be all tell and no show. If … Continue reading
Hayden Keith Monroe
Paul Ryan’s decision to retire from the House at 48 has produced a spate of elegies. Some concluded he was no longer in sync with the Republicans’ more radical drift, others that he was sullied by his devil’s bargain wth … Continue reading
Is Donald Trump an aberration, an alien bacillus invading the body politic? Studies, such as “How Democracies Die,” say no. He has plenty of company. In fact, the populist demagogue is a garden variety pest to which troubled societies are … Continue reading