Have we ever had a president like Donald Trump? Yes, we have — but you have to go back to the nineteenth century. Trump and the Tea Party: Kate Aronoff on how the Tea Party laid the groundwork for Donald Trump’s rise. Donald Trump vs. the Republican Brain: “The true source of the schism is between Republicans who intellectualize conservative impulses and those who do not”. Lost in Trumplandia: Patricia Lockwood goes looking for the soul of the Trump voter. Jennifer Sclafani on the idiolect of Donald Trump: His idiosyncratic patterns of speech, not just what he says, are why people tend either to love him or hate him. Stormfront founder Don Black urges listeners to vote for Trump. Donald Trump’s giant convention con: The front-runner is desperately trying to change party rules, turning a loss into a win he doesn’t deserve.
Can Democratic attack ads tear down Donald Trump? Republican groups’ attacks haven’t done the trick — but one big-money Democratic super PAC believes it has the formula. Will big money Republicans break the Democratic wave? They’re fleeing from Trump — and finding a wiser way to spend their millions. No, Trump won’t win votes from disaffected Democrats in the fall. Bhaskar Sunkara on how the “Sanders Democrat”’ is paving the way for the radical Left. The kids are all Left: Cora Lewis interviews Sarah Leonard and Bhaskar Sunkara, editors of The Future We Want, about the decline of unions, the rise of alt labor, and why so many young people are backing Bernie Sanders. Melissa Hillman on how privilege is what allows Sanders supporters to say they’ll “never” vote for Clinton (and more).
