Voluble by Robin Alperstein

The Desperation is in the Details

If we have learned one thing from the Trump administration and its watercarriers in the rightwing media and Congress, it’s that shame, patriotism, decency, and facts do not constrain them. Longtime observers of Donald Trump, as well as experts in narcissistic…

Betrayer-in-Chief

Missing from every analysis about the fact that Trump betrays all his allies while demanding absolute loyalty for himself: Trump has…

Spicer: Another Canary in the Coalmine

A Parable For the Trump Age

What follows is a short parable about believing the statements of Donald Trump, any of his children, any of his spokespeople, any of his attorneys, and any of his apologists (including Pence, McConnell, Ryan, Gingrich, and all rightwing pundits). It shows that even the very…

The Resistance Strikes Back

It’s been awhile since I’ve written here. The attacks on democracy — from the Trump administration, but also through the tacit and even active support from the overwhelming majority of GOP officials and operatives — have come in such relentless waves that as soon as I start…