I do actually think there's something to be said for Trump's foreign policy record not being as damaging as his domestic one. It's a curious mixture of cravenness and negligence on the… (View Post)

These are often not the same as economic elites though, which is a crucial modern Trumpian and populist-conserative elision. The Kochs, probably the most politically influential members of the elite … (View Post)

Having briefly worked for BBC TV in its heyday, I would not entirely agree with the final point, but I think concepts connected to it may be exactly what Trump is counting on ; as his crony appointme… (View Post)

A lot of fervent oddness and fanaticism certainly, but also a warning of what happens when any centre ground between cultural traditionalism and progressivism radically disappears, opening the way fo… (View Post)

If he faces defeat, I wonder if Trump will turn out to be the monstrous, Nero-like figure for the fate of the US that is increasingly imagined, or whether he will simply turn away to start to curate … (View Post)