David Frum
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Getty / The Atlantic This Is Trump’s Plague Now
The first coronavirus spike, in late April, can be blamed on the president’s negligence. The second spike, in June, is his own doing.
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Anna Moneymaker / The New York Times / ... It All Happened in Full View
What if there is no cover-up?
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The Atlantic Trump’s 3-Point Plan to Win in 2020
He will attack the independence and integrity of the legal system, try to benefit from foreign help, and benefit from voting obstacles.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Trump Is Losing Credit Where He May Soon Need It Most
The president is not wrong to feel a personal sting in the Supreme Court’s decision.
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Getty / Arsh Raziuddin / The Atlantic Trump Is No Richard Nixon
In 1968, Nixon offered a promise of peace and order. Today, Trump offers only conflict.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic Trump Is the Looter
The president is exposing problems in America that most did not want to see.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic The System Failed the Test of Trump
The story of recent years is of institutions that were unable to constrain the presidency.
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Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Trump Is Attacking Global Trade. Would Biden Bring It Back?
The presumptive Democratic nominee doesn’t yet have a bold and assertive plan to resist the rise of protectionism.
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ROBYN BECK / CHIP SOMODEVILLA / SAUL LOEB ... Trump Has Lost the Plot
The president is talking about things most Americans can’t comprehend, let alone care about.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Secrets Flynn Was Desperate to Conceal
The former national security adviser’s lies protected himself. But they also protected Trump.
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Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call / Getty Trump Brings Religion Into the Coronavirus Culture War
Religious services shouldn’t be exempted from state pandemic regulations.
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Drop of Light / Shutterstock / The Atlantic The Very Real Threat of Trump’s Deepfake
The president’s first use of a manipulated video of his opponent is a test of the boundaries.
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Why Mitch McConnell Wants States to Go Bankrupt
The Senate majority leader is prioritizing the Republican Party rather than the American people during this crisis.
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Alexander Drago / Reuters Trump’s Two Horrifying Plans for Dealing With the Coronavirus
If he can’t confine the suffering to his opponents, he is prepared to incite a culture war to distract his supporters.
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MANDEL NGAN / AFP / GETTY This Is Trump’s Fault
The president is failing, and Americans are paying for his failures.
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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / GETTY The Coronavirus Is Demonstrating the Value of Globalization
We are experiencing a painful introduction to anti-globalism and its consequences.
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Alex Wong / Getty No Empathy, Only Anger
Those seeking to support Trump’s party line need an excuse for their months of denial and deception—and they’ve found it.
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Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock / The Atlantic What If the President Gets Sick?
The public deserves to know right away whether the chief executive is infected with the coronavirus. He should have gotten tested sooner.
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Pool / Reuters The Worst Outcome
If somebody other than Donald Trump were in the White House, the coronavirus crisis would not be unfolding this way.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Best Thing Bernie Sanders Can Do Is Drop Out
The Vermont senator wakes up on this morning to a clear choice.
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