David Rothkopf

When ordinary people lose their minds, they disappear from view. When powerful men go insane, they can make the entire world crazy.

It looked like a presidential summit, but it was much less than met the eye.

Trump has said he is ready to get tough. But honestly, there’s close to zero chance he will—he knows better than to actually act out in the face of his capo di tutti capi.

Our president is a wannabe tyrant, using techniques favored exclusively by leaders in thugocracies across the world.

After just six months in office, the U.S. government—and the nation at large—is being ever-diminished by any number of Trump’s nefarious actions and egomaniacal plots.

The Trump administration is leaving America—and the world—shaken, and all stirred up.

The painful truth is that world leaders are being forced to go through the motions of making nonsense ‘trade agreements’ with the United States.

Even if he is melting down, we’ve got bigger problems to worry about.

Controversy over the “Epstein files”—or a lack thereof—has led to a major MAGA meltdown. But it won’t stick.

He has gleefully embraced pro-death policies— and those alone (among all his administration’s many misguided, ill-conceived, corrupt and outright evil initiatives) are working exceptionally well.