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.
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…
