Why Paul Ryan can endorse Trump and still be Paul Ryan. The Holocaust historian who loves Donald Trump: Eric Metaxas, the acclaimed biographer of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, believes Trump is actually “culturally Jewish” and his bigotry is just “shtick”. Why are some conservative thinkers falling for Trump? A few themes emerge among intellectuals on the Right about what attracts them to the candidate — his campaign’s energy, his impassioned following, and his eagerness to call out the establishment. Eric Posner on Trump and the originalists: “Trumpism owes its meteoric rise in part to originalism, which was so forcefully championed by Antonin Scalia over his long career”. Conservatives are desperate to pretend Donald Trump never happened. With Evan McMullin, #NeverTrump has nowhere to go but down. The system really is rigged, but it favors Republicans this fall.
Will delegitimizing a Clinton presidency outlast Trump’s campaign? Tierney Sneed investigates. Does Hillary need a policy mandate to be an effective president? Hillary Clinton’s establishment insurgency: Blacks, Hispanics and women want the system to work — they’re with her. No right turn: Hillary Clinton shouldn’t give disaffected Republicans a less progressive agenda. Would liberals support a Donald Trump of the Left? In the end, they probably would — but fortunately for them, they'll never have to find out. The Right’s Trump phenomenon: Sean McElwee on why the Left won’t spawn a policy-free demagogue any time soon. Bernie Sanders: “I support Hillary Clinton. So should everyone who voted for me”. Study finds that you can vote for Hillary and keep your dick.
The introduction to Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America by James E. Campbell (and more). This election isn’t about Right vs. Left — it’s about “we” vs. “I”: Harold Pollack interviews Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.
