Badly Himself America

Trump’s revolution will end badly — for himself, and for America

Unintended consequences will appear, problems will arise and sooner or later the whole project will come to a standstill.

The Hill - Feb. 21

The State of Himself

Trump hasn’t altered his behavior to be president. He altered the presidency to match his personality.

The New York Times - 19h

America’s Flex

We cover President Trump’s new tariffs.

The New York Times - 1d

America is changing, but it’s still America the great

America’s real power is the ideas that it exports, the culture it projects and the future it continues to invent. As long as America keeps leading in these areas, its influence isn’t going anywhere.

The Hill - 21h

The Tool Michael Phelps Uses to Find the ‘Best Version’ of Himself

The most decorated Olympian of all time writes down even the most minuscule details of his day in a journal.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Party of one: Donald Trump’s 75 minutes at CPAC talking about himself

Contemptuous and sure of himself, the US president boasted of his victories and taunted his enemies. God save the king. Drunk on power, Donald Trump spent Saturday afternoon before adoring fans, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Why a Golfer’s First Career Win Shocked Everyone, Including Himself

Brian Campbell, one of the shortest hitters on the PGA Tour, defeated the 20-year-old prodigy Aldrich Potgieter.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

In search of the South Pacific fugitive who crowned himself king

Noah Musingku made a fortune with a Ponzi scheme and then retreated to a remote armed compound in the jungle, where he still commands the loyalty of his Bougainville subjects. One autumn morning, I ...

The Guardian - 4h

'It's the beginning': Kremlin plays it cool ahead of more U.S. talks, says Biden 'messed things up badly'

The Kremlin is keen to play it cool as efforts continue to restore bilateral relations that it said were badly damaged during the previous Biden administration.

CNBC - Feb. 25

$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees

ABC News - 4d

‘America is now an adversary’

Plus, inside the UK's 'right-wing Davos'

Financial Times - Feb. 21

President William McKinley's America

Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated.

CBS News - Feb. 23

2/24: America Decides

Macron, Trump offer contrasting paths to peace in Ukraine; Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis?

CBS News - Feb. 24

America Has a Rogue President

The firing of three judge advocate generals is one more element of this administration’s attack on the rule of law.

The New York Times - Feb. 25

2/25: America Decides

21 federal employees resign “in protest” over DOGE; U.S Secret Service Director discusses his experience during President Trump’s first assassination attempt

CBS News - Feb. 25

2/26: America Decides

Trump holds first cabinet meeting; Will DOGE save gov't money? Is recession near?

CBS News - Feb. 26

2/27: America Decides

Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Starmer discuss Ukraine war at the White House; Trump administration to take control of White House press pool

CBS News - 6d

2/28: America Decides

Trump clashes with Zelenskyy in White House meeting; WIRED: Musk's DOGE is 'worse than you think'

CBS News - 5d

3/5: America Decides

Tariffs on cars from Mexico & Canada delayed for one month; Education Secretary McMahon lays out 'final mission'

CBS News - 8h

Agent's Take: Why Matthew Stafford has nobody to blame but himself regarding contract impasse with Rams

Stafford is paying the price now for a below-market deal in 2022

CBS Sports - Feb. 26

MLB umpire Mike Muchlinski makes fun of himself after Padres' failed ABS ball-strike challenge

Muchlinski declared the ABS challenge system's call was 'surprisingly correct'

CBS Sports - 6d

Jey Uso feels the pressure to redeem himself at WWE WrestleMania 41 after last year's flop with his brother

Jey has become one of the hottest singles wrestlers in some time with the full support of the fans

CBS Sports - 6d

JD Vance, Positioning Himself as Trump’s Attack Dog, Berates Zelensky at Oval Office

The remarkable scene of a vice president injecting himself into a tense diplomatic discussion suggested that JD Vance does not want to be relegated to the B-team of the Trump administration.

The New York Times - 5d

America has turned on its friends

Donald Trump’s abandonment of allies is real and will endure

Financial Times - Feb. 21

America and Russia Are on the Same Side Now

The U.S. is embracing European far-right parties in sympathy with Moscow — the opposite of how Washington dealt with Europe’s Communist parties in the Cold War.

The New York Times - Feb. 25

Tariffs are not going to solve America’s ills

Punitive import duties will neither reduce the US trade deficit nor boost employment in manufacturing

Financial Times - 2d

Betraying Ukraine will not make America great

Moscow could terminate its war in Ukraine today if it so chose.

The Hill - 1d

Ben Jennings on the myth of America’s past – cartoon

The Guardian - Feb. 20

America's Russia policy is a failure of critical thinking and foresight

This persistent inability to appreciate the thinking exposed by another great power is especially striking given that Russia’s policies have not changed at all since the days of Ivan the Terrible ...

The Hill - Feb. 22

Ignoring science for profit will have deadly consequences for America

We cannot sell out their climate future for the continued profits of powerful business interests.

The Hill - Feb. 24

What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America

Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How far can the practice go before these nations reach a breaking point?

The New York Times - Feb. 25

What Gettysburg teaches us about Ukraine and America

President Trump's comments about Ukraine remind us of the ideals enunciated by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, highlighting the global dimension of the struggle for freedom and democracy.

The Hill - Feb. 25

America’s Most Shameful Vote Ever at the U.N.

What happens when we stop “living within the truth.”

The New York Times - Feb. 25

How France got America right in the end

Britain and Germany were too close to the US to see it straight

Financial Times - 5d

How big is the stock market’s America bubble?

US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’

Financial Times - 3d

Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again

It was no surprise to Argentina watchers that Trump began his term by blocking cash flows and firing workers — exactly as Javier Milei’s government started doing a year ago.

The New York Times - 3d