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Why does Britain have so many ‘Trump-splainers’?

Recently Janan Ganesh wrote a column in The Financial Times which touched on something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. Ganesh uses the word “Trumpsplainer” to describe somebody who always imputes strategic rationality to Donald Tr...

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How 9/11 created Trump

Trump, liberals, and the War on Terror

This post was first on America Explained three years ago, when I only had a few hundred subscribers - as a result, it’s new for almost all current readers. I still think it’s the best thing I’ve writt...

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Who is red-teaming Big Tech?

Although I don’t write about it that much, I spend an unseemly amount of my time these days worrying about AI. Between wondering what sort of world my daughter is growing up in and worrying about my job, I also find ample time to consider m...

15 days ago
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The controversial origins of Labor Day

On May 1st, people in dozens of countries all over the world celebrate May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day. But the United States does not - instead, it celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday in September (which is today)....

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Will Trump resign before 2028?

James Carville, a Democratic Party strategist who is a sometimes prescient observer of the political scene, said on a podcast recently that he thinks Donald Trump will resign the presidency after losing the midterm elections. Carville said...

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