“Homegrowns Are Next”: Authoritarian Fantasies and Trophy Fumbles in the New American Circus

From Harvard’s billion-dollar standoff to Musk’s constitutional rewrite wish list, plus JD Vance breaks a trophy and Trump eyes tanks for his birthday, this is your Tuesday dispatch from the collapse.

Good morning, everyone unless you’re a constitutional democracy. In that case, we’re going to need you to stay calm and hydrated while a self-professed billionaire and a former El Salvadoran TV host gleefully livestream your dismemberment.

Yesterday, President Trump and El Salvadoran strongman Nayib Bukele shared a moment so revolting it may as well be s…