From National Review, why wasn't there widespread, principled conservative opposition to Trump? Tim Alberta goes inside Trump’s conquest of America’s most conservative districts. People like Bret Stephens can condemn Sean Hannity and Donald Trump all they want — but if they want to understand what went wrong, they need to take a very hard look at themselves. If Donald Trump loses, will the Republican Party sink with him? Brian Beutler on conservatives’ laughable effort to blame liberals for Trump. It doesn’t make sense to attribute Trump’s support to economic anxiety. Felix Salmon on the subtle, dangerous way Donald Trump has changed American political discourse. Populist, frustrating, naive, wise, forever on the make: An excerpt from Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher.
Of psychopaths and presidential candidates: An analysis shows where some of this year’s aspirants rank on a standard assessment of psychopathic traits — and the results are interesting, to say the least.
