Alex Galbraith is a news and politics editor for Salon. He lives in New Orleans.
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MAGA keeps its followers in an eternal, angry present so it can rewrite any inconvenient facts of history.
What the president does and does not have in common with Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence
The late actor believed in American greatness without the culture war baggage
Like Paul Kersey in “Death Wish,” Stephen Miller and the president view themselves as avenging angels. Also like Kersey, they’re just unhinged men with access to guns.
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Charlie Kirk and his fellow young conservatives held fast to the belief that the best thought wins. That theory falls apart in a country as violent as the United States.
Trump’s reaction to the ongoing Epstein saga would be right at home on “I Think You Should Leave.”
Donald Trump's administration gleefully shares footage that would have inspired scandals and court cases in other presidencies
No, not that kind.
