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If All This Sounds Delusional, That’s Because It Is

All the king’s men, back with a vengeance.

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The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Trump Doesn’t Get to Decide What the Constitution Means

Trump Doesn’t Get to Decide What the Constitution Means

There is no plausible justification for the administration’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment

26.01.2025 100

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

The Dubious History of America’s Most Famous Monarchist

The Dubious History of America’s Most Famous Monarchist

It’s not hard to understand how Curtis Yarvin won the admiration of powerful patrons.

22.01.2025 7

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

You’ll Never Guess Who Trump’s New Favorite President Is

You’ll Never Guess Who Trump’s New Favorite President Is

What does the president-elect actually mean when he talks about making America great again?

17.01.2025 100

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Donald Trump Is Not a Party Guy

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist In our candidate-centric political system, every president is a...

11.12.2024 7

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Down About the Election? There Is a Speech I Want You to Read.

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Most Americans who know of Frederick Douglass know that he lived to see...

24.11.2024 100

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Trump Tries on His Crown

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist The Constitution is not a grant of power for a king. It is, instead, a...

22.11.2024 40

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

There Is a Reason Trump Wants Fewer ‘Adults in the Room’

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist So far, the incoming Trump administration looks exactly as terrible as...

15.11.2024 4

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

The Only Guardrail Left Is Us

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Mark Milley is not the only general to call Donald Trump a fascist. “...

25.10.2024 100

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

There Is No Precedent for Something Like This in American History

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Toward the end of his tenure, Gen. Mark Milley, who was the chairman of...

19.10.2024 400

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Who Wants to Buy the Miracle Tonic of Mass Deportation?

For the former president, removing millions of undocumented immigrants is the solution to most of the nation’s most pressing challenges.

04.10.2024 100

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

The Best Way to Keep Congress From Getting Things Done

Supporters of the filibuster argue that without unlimited debate, democracy succumbs to silence. Or something.

27.09.2024 100

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

The Trump Guide to Civil Discourse

“Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at.”

20.09.2024 1

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Trump Makes No Sense and Is Full of Meaning

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist You must keep two things in mind if you hope to watch — and...

10.09.2024 100

The New York Times

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None of Trump’s Economic ‘Solutions’ Hold Any Water

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Ask Donald Trump what he’ll do about any of the nation’s economic...

07.09.2024 60

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Trump Can’t Get Himself Out of the Abortion Straitjacket

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Donald Trump is stuck. He is a brutally transactional politician who...

06.09.2024 80

The New York Times

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What the Republican Party Might Look Like if Trump Loses

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Donald Trump is behind. He trails in the pivotal postindustrial swing...

13.08.2024 2

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

JD Vance Has Right-Wing Friends in High Places

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist The single most troubling thing about Senator JD Vance — his bizarre...

10.08.2024 2

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

The Real Reason Trump and Vance Hate Being Called ‘Weird’

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist In 2016, Democrats taunted Donald Trump as “dangerous Donald.” In...

09.08.2024 100

The New York Times

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Trump Pulls Out His Birther Bag of Tricks

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist For years, before he won the Republican presidential nomination in...

06.08.2024 80

The New York Times

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Joe Biden Issues a Stinging Dissent

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist The Supreme Court is caught in a crisis of its own making. There is the...

02.08.2024 1

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie

Kamala Harris Can’t Escape Gaza Any More Than Joe Biden Can

Advertisement Supported by Jamelle Bouie By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist The last time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke to a...

30.07.2024 10

The New York Times

Jamelle Bouie