Cohen* – The Atlantic A character study of the 45th president It may seem counterintuitive to say so, but Donald Trump is a complicated figure. To be sure, the basic word cloud is clear—narcissistic, deceitful, vindictive, and so on—but there are multiple sides…
By Hadley Freeman* – The Guardian The US election shows many Americans believe the president reflects their own needs and desires There are plenty of stories about how Donald Trump’s mind works. In 1990, the president of a well-known French retailer asked my father to help him…
By Thomas Neuburger* – DownWithTyranny! I’m working on a book-length project that includes a look at our soon-to-be post-Trump world.
Clavey* -Boston Review The Frankfurt School on the appeal of authoritarianism—and how to counteract it. A number of recent books have put the methods of the social sciences in the service of understanding Trump, his movement, and his enablers, from Russell Muirhead and Nancy…
By Anwar Mhajne, Crystal Whetstone(*) – Foreign Policy Around the world, emergency powers are chipping away at democracy—sometimes with public support As the pandemic’s death toll rose throughout the spring, many countries took aggressive measures to control…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* The statements by the US ambassador in his interview to the weekly Expresso on 26 September are offensive to the Portuguese people and a violation of diplomatic codes of conduct. He threatened that the US would no longer regard Portugal as an ally…
The Economist The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the Republicans’ push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP returned to the White House in triumphant mood on the evening of October 5th.
By Thomas Frank* – Le Monde Diplomatique, English edition Both political parties in the US believe the other side is plotting a takeover of the nation that will end American democracy. The panic, fear, ranting and scolding has reached unbearable levels In this, the worst year of…
By Emma Brockes* – The Guardian Mitt Romney and his ilk were once critics of the president. But now, when it suits them, they’re backing him again One unlikely effect of Donald Trump being in office has been a rise in the reputation of more moderate Republicans.
InsightHungary!!! (*) Several hundred students of the prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts (SzFE) in Budapest occupied a campus building on Monday amid a struggle with the government over the university’s autonomy. SzFE leaders – including the acting rector…
