Big Republican donors are even more extreme than their party — and they drive its agenda. Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet is very white, and very male. Issues where Trump’s cabinet picks and most Americans differ. Trump and the anti-establishment fantasy: Rafael Khachaturian on the balance of power in the new Trump administration. “If anything, transition officials say, Trump seems to be relishing the idea of presiding over a divided administration”. The key to Trump is reading him like a celebrity: Analyze Trump as a politician and you’ll only end up confused — study him like a celebrity, however, and every baffling action makes sense. Did America just elect Baron Munchausen? Tobias Carroll on the appeal of fantasists, storytellers, and liars. Trump attacked this union leader on Twitter — then the real fight began. Trump’s witch hunts are having a huge chilling effect: His intimidation of journalists, civil servants, and businesses is already doing incalculable harm to the public interest.
