**** The Real Reason Trump Loves Putin

Why do Donald Trump and his acolytes heap such reverent praise on Vladimir Putin? The answer might be more straightforward than people usually think, writes @FranklinFoer.

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/03/jacob-heilbrunn-america-last-trump-putin/677609/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYYXGBhW7vfEe0x_JMogTFrM&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

NYTimes: Who’s the Greatest Grifter of Them All?
Who’s the Greatest Grifter of Them All? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/opinion/trump-family-crypto.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
***** The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals
“Pro-tariff liberals are trying to thread an excruciatingly narrow political needle,” Rogé Karma writes. “They must convince their side that, as bad as Trump’s approach has been, tariffs are still a valuable policy tool”: https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/05/trump-tariffs-liberals/682697/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYZEXP6JIp-C6BrJZmJtes88&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** What Happened to American Conservatism? — with David Brooks | Prof G Conversations
What Happened to American Conservatism? — with David Brooks | Prof G Conversations https://youtu.be/pA9Bwd1zYDQ?si=DuQvXDVqVLYz-WIb
***** The Terrifying Future of the American Right
“The first great project of the national conservatives is to man the barricades in the culture war,” @nytdavidbrooks reports from the National Conservatism Conference. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYWiI8s_s4SdLn0Vg-c5878I&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** $$$ Universities Deserve Special Standing – The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/universities-special-standing/682670/
****** Why the ‘Pro-Democracy’ Center Can’t Save America
https://www.compactmag.com/p/8c46b73c-c5b5-4314-a4ad-e124c80f9cfd/
****** The Dark Ages Are Back
The Dark Ages Are Back https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/04/trump-academic-freedom/682648/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUPtTlmFyAdcKchB-7yVaWU&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
**** $$$$$ NYTimes: How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact
How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/opinion/trump-faith-humanism.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
****** $$$$$$ Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
Read excerpts of @TheAtlantic’s April 24, 2025, interview with President Donald Trump: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/donald-trump-oval-office-interview-excerpts/682623/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSW181jYmWBXfZZAcVlkM80&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** $$$$$$ ‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump’s remarkable political comeback has made him feel like he’s invincible. @AshleyRParker and @michaelscherer report from inside a White House where loyalty is the most important credential and the boss always gets his way: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/trump-second-term-comeback/682573/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbCOqWdVH8xCygDDFfi76f8&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

NYTimes: Who’s the Greatest Grifter of Them All?
Who’s the Greatest Grifter of Them All? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/opinion/trump-family-crypto.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
***** The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals
“Pro-tariff liberals are trying to thread an excruciatingly narrow political needle,” Rogé Karma writes. “They must convince their side that, as bad as Trump’s approach has been, tariffs are still a valuable policy tool”: https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/05/trump-tariffs-liberals/682697/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYZEXP6JIp-C6BrJZmJtes88&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** What Happened to American Conservatism? — with David Brooks | Prof G Conversations
What Happened to American Conservatism? — with David Brooks | Prof G Conversations https://youtu.be/pA9Bwd1zYDQ?si=DuQvXDVqVLYz-WIb
***** The Terrifying Future of the American Right
“The first great project of the national conservatives is to man the barricades in the culture war,” @nytdavidbrooks reports from the National Conservatism Conference. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYWiI8s_s4SdLn0Vg-c5878I&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
****** $$$ Universities Deserve Special Standing – The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/universities-special-standing/682670/
****** Why the ‘Pro-Democracy’ Center Can’t Save America
https://www.compactmag.com/p/8c46b73c-c5b5-4314-a4ad-e124c80f9cfd/
****** The Dark Ages Are Back
The Dark Ages Are Back https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/04/trump-academic-freedom/682648/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUPtTlmFyAdcKchB-7yVaWU&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
**** $$$$$ NYTimes: How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact
How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/opinion/trump-faith-humanism.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
****** $$$$$$ Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
Read excerpts of @TheAtlantic’s April 24, 2025, interview with President Donald Trump: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/donald-trump-oval-office-interview-excerpts/682623/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSW181jYmWBXfZZAcVlkM80&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** $$$$$$ ‘I Run the Country and the World’
Donald Trump’s remarkable political comeback has made him feel like he’s invincible. @AshleyRParker and @michaelscherer report from inside a White House where loyalty is the most important credential and the boss always gets his way: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/trump-second-term-comeback/682573/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbCOqWdVH8xCygDDFfi76f8&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social