The Trump Show Is Ending. The Machinery Behind It Is Not.

A diminished Trump does not mean a recovering democracy. We first have to admit what collapsed.

May 15, 2026

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President Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One (The White House)

To watch President Donald Trump in 2026 is to witness a man in stark decline. The Trump of 2015 was an energetic and boisterous force for right-wing populism, savaging his opponents with glee and nastiness. The reality TV king could reduce a person into a caricature with a single word…

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