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Roughly equal shares (46 percent of Biden voters and 44 percent of Trump voters) at least somewhat agree that “it would be better for America if whoever is President could take needed actions without being constrained by Congress or the courts.” Younger Americans are leading this shift: One in four voters under age thirty would prefer such a powerf
... See moreNeil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
And the constitutional architecture they crafted was based on a rational system of checks and balances to guard against the possibility, in the words of Alexander Hamilton, of “a man unprincipled in private life” and “bold in his temper” one day arising who might “mount the hobby horse of popularity” and “flatter and fall in with all the non sense
... See moreMichiko Kakutani • The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
The fifth began with Ronald Reagan and will end with someone whose name we don’t know yet, but he or she will likely be elected president in 2028.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
After a suspension, Williams is reinstated in the anchor chair at MSNBC—where he later criticizes the Trump team for spreading fake news.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
In October 2015, the Clinton campaign apparently uses PBS’s Judy Woodruff to “put the news out” that Hillary intends to reverse her support of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. To frame the coverage in a way most favorable to Clinton, the campaign arranges for Woodruff to break the “news” in an interview with Clinton, an
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