Empire in Decline: A Field Guide

From missiles in the Caribbean to the firing memo from hell, the Trump era reaches new depths of incompetence, cruelty, and farce.

Good morning! Washington staggered into a new week already on fire, only to discover that the White House had decided to pour kerosene by holding one of the most openly dystopian press briefings of this second Trump term. Karoline Leavitt, a human push-notification in blazer form, marched out to assure the country that everything is fine, the president …