Vice President JD Vance wants to be Donald Trump’s successor. As part of that quest, he has written the obligatory memoir and has embarked on […]
Author: Chauncey DeVega
Trump’s MAGA brand is fading — and that makes it dangerous
Trump stores are closing across the country. In Philadelphia and Crystal Lake, Illinois, shops that sell MAGA merchandise are shutting down due to a lack […]
The military helped Black Americans find belonging. Pete Hegseth wants to reverse course
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has tattoos all over his body — including a Jerusalem cross and the phrase Deus Vult (“God wills it”). Tattoos […]
Elon Musk and the trillionaire class test democracy’s limits
Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, has made him the world’s first trillionaire. His fortune is now estimated at over $1.3 trillion. This is more than four […]
What the White House fight club says about American decline
Are you not entertained? None of this is normal. The longer we are stuck in this place, the longer it will take to escape. Last […]
When the White House becomes a fight club
Are you not entertained? None of this is normal. The longer we are stuck in this place, the longer it will take to escape. Last […]
In Trump’s Cabinet, flattery is the job. Governing is secondary
Donald Trump has the title and the great powers of the presidency. But it is not enough for him. His real goal is to be […]
Tennessee’s attempt to whitewash “Roots” was stopped — for now
A few months ago I found a paperback copy of George Orwell’s “1984” on a city bus. I opened it and found myself reading a […]
Americans know something is deeply wrong. They’re not imagining it
Civil rights activist and former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer was weary when she spoke alongside Malcolm X at a church in Harlem in December 1964. […]