Universities wrecked. The civil service dismantled. Alliances trashed. The rule of law questioned. The First Amendment attacked. It’s been less than two months, and Trump has already done untold damage to the America we knew and took for granted for decades. It will only get worse from here.
As I’ve noted many times before, the accumulation of executive power by the right presents an opportunity for the left to break free of the constraints of the McConnell Project and to make fundamental changes to the American economy. It will be very difficult just to put the genie back in the bottle–if you don’t believe me, just ask the Poles–so that may be the default position of the Democrats in 2028.