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Jonathan Alter’s Trump Trial Diary
Trump Trial, Day 16: On Direct, Cohen Lands Some Big Blows
For the first two weeks of this trial, we’ve heard one constant theme: a play on Ray Romano’s old TV show Everybody Hates Michael. It wasn’t just Donald Trump’s defense team that trashed Michael Cohen at every opportunity. The prosecution encouraged a few witnesses to take shots at the former Trump Organization attorney and fixer…
Politics
Day 15: Trump Misfires in Bid For Mistrial
A compelling exchange when the jury was out of the room.
The Monopolized Economy
Fareed Zakaria and Our Tumultuous World
The ubiquitous columnist and television broadcaster’s new book on revolution through the ages may be familiar, but it’s still spot on.
April/May/June 2024 Print Edition
In this issue
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Veterans?
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Health Care?
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Immigration?
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Antitrust?
Education
The Divestment Encampments Don’t Make Any Sense
The demand that universities unload any investments having to do with Israel is half-baked and bound to fail.
Books
How Trump Survived January 6
After the insurrection, everyone was disavowing him. But thanks to his old buddy Steve Bannon and a coterie of strategists, Donald Trump regained dominance over the Republican Party.
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