Trump and the bonfire of his vanities
US president puts his ego above everything else, even democracy
Maureen Dowd
Humans may be on the way out. But at least the humanities are back
Maybe the lords of the cloud hope truth and beauty can help us steer artificial intelligence for the better
The world is in peril. Don’t worry about it, they say
In a world steeped in violence and menace, the people in charge constantly tell us not to worry
Donald Trump’s vile Truth Social clip proves he is unfit for office
The man who pushed the despicable ‘birther’ conspiracy theory against Barack Obama is still at it
Does a Pacino-De Niro bromance ad contain the seeds of a cure for male loneliness?
With their depictions of fun buddy bonding – harking back to a time before technology swallowed communication – Madison Avenue is modelling the sort of friendships that are waning in society
Trump’s White House destruction: It’s as if he’s tearing down a gas station
Many of his voters wanted to see the president take a jackhammer to Washington, but I’m not sure they meant it this literally
Opposition must be wary of slating Trump’s Washington DC crackdown
I find myself packing pepper spray again
Trump has long bedazzled his life – now he’s refashioning the Oval and our democracy
US president is making the justice department a subsidiary of Trump Inc
CBS and other media outlets caving to Trump is sickening. At least South Park will still hold people accountable
Who could believe CBS sacking Stephen Colbert was just about money?
How Donald Trump ended up with a cabinet of incompetents
Trump believed the big mistake of his first term was picking disloyal officials
Elon Musk wanted to ‘move fast and break things’ in Washington. The main thing he broke was his reputation
Trump was rewriting reality again on Friday as one of the most flamboyant, destructive bromances in US government history petered out
Maureen Dowd: Trump is a pro at quid pro quo
The US president is estimated to have added billions to his personal fortune in office, including by selling cryptocurrency
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