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Tell Me Again. Why Should a Party Leader Be Above Politics? by Gil Troy The 19th-century humorist Finley Peter Dunne famously insisted that “politics ain’t beanbag.” Remember?

Five Things About Trump’s Rise That Would Make Xi Jinping Smile by Jeffrey Wasserstrom Trump’s dystopian oration, was music to the ears of someone hoping, like Xi, to see global admiration for the United States lessen.

Paranoid Republidents for Trump by Niall Ferguson Trump's movement rests on what Richard Hofstadter called the "paranoid style of American politics."

The revenge of unrealistic expectations by Robert J. Samuelson It’s the revolution of rising expectations again.

Mr. Trump, You’re No Richard Nixon by Rick Perlstein Mr. Trump, I’ve studied Richard Nixon. And you’re no Richard Nixon.

Donald Trump and America’s Moral Authority by Mary L. Dudziak Trump's statement that the US is hardly in a position to lecture Turkey's Erdogan on civil liberties is astounding.

The theory of political leadership that Donald Trump shares with Adolf Hitler by Peter Ross Range "I alone can fix it" and the personalization of a political movement.

There’s Nothing Un-American About Donald Trump by Greg Grandin Trump’s “Midnight in America” speech at the Republican National Convention could’ve been lifted directly from the Puritans.

With money from white supremacists, black activists have been funding “Back to Africa” movements for centuries by Keisha N. Blain One man’s GoFundMe dares racists to put their money where their mouth is.

The RNC Is a Disaster—So Why Can’t I Sleep at Night? by D.D. Guttenplan A book on Hitler’s mass appeal explains why we can’t underestimate Trump.