University of Hong Kong Professor Frank Dikötter has completed his trilogy of Mao’s rule. The prior book in the series, BBC Samuel Johnson award-winning Mao’s Great Famine, was remarkable for its clarity of writing and… Frank Dikötter, The Cultural Revolution, A People’s History, 1962–1976
Trump is a pathetic human being. But plenty of pathetic human beings have achieved their goals as national leaders. Trump will in all likelihood be terrible at executing policy, not only because he has no… Experience Matters
Ted Cruz was as cold blooded as the Zodiac Killer taking the stage tonight. After another awkward nod to Lebron, he addressed the nominee only once. “I congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last… Ted Cruz is a Bad, Bad Man
The politics At rallies generally the warmup speeches throw some red meat to the crowd. Bernie’s were some of the harshest I’ve ever heard, particularly given that they were all about Hillary and not the… Bernie in Washington Square Park
Trump’s rise is the most disturbing development I’ve lived through in American politics. Very few events have caused me to rethink so many fundamental assumptions about what could and couldn’t happen here. Maybe the concussion… I’m scared
This weekend I headed up to my ancestral heartland of Hanover, New Hampshire, to chill with Evan Coates, knock on some doors for Hillary, and hit up some political rallies. Trump He had three songs… Trump, Jeb, and Hillary