BY JOE CONASON Some blessed day, America will be rid of the Trump Administration. But the “normalization” of misconduct by this president’s entourage will leave indelible stains – one of which will bear the name Jared Kushner. Unlike his constantly blithering and blabbering father-in-law, Kushner usually goes about his self-serving business in the White House…
BY JOE CONASON No longer can there be any doubt that Paul Manafort expects Donald Trump to pardon him – and that Trump has encouraged that expectation in a broad strategy to obstruct the Russia investigation over the past two years. The signals emanating from Manafort’s legal team over the past few days could scarcely…
BY FROMA HARROP Wander the twinkling streets of Manhattan in this holiday season and marvel. Not at the wondrous store windows, dressed-up partygoers and festive music out of every speaker. To those used to it, the spectacle repeats every December. The marvel this year is that the celebrating crowds, thicker than ever, are seemingly oblivious…
BY MARK Y.A. DAVIES The following words from Hannah Arendt have been haunting me as we continue to see the rise of authoritarian and xenophobic nationalism in the United States, Europe, and even in Brazil: “It was the nature of the Nazi movement that it kept moving, becoming more radical with each passing month, but…
BY SUSAN ESTRICH “Lock her up” was the rallying cry a year ago, led by the newly elected president. “Lock her up,” Democrats are saying now that senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump has committed the same [non-cardinal] prayer, having also used a private email server to maintain some small chance of privacy and security….
