Why Trump is like this: Isaac Chotiner interviews Marc Fisher, author of Trump Revealed: The Definitive Biography of the 45th President. Donald Eric Anthamatten on Trump and the true meaning of “idiot”. Naomi Klein: “Trump is an idiot, but don’t underestimate how good he is at that”. Stop calling Donald Trump a “newbie” — he knows exactly what he’s doing. Trump’s secret isn’t that he lies — it’s that he crowds out the truth. Amanda Hess on how “snowflake” became America’s inescapable tough-guy taunt. Study: The wave of hostility under Trump is going to make us sick. Trail of fears: Forget Nixon — Trump is more like Andrew Jackson than Tricky Dick and the consequences of his crimes will be far more devastating.
