The 2016 election was a heartbreak for America’s sentimental liberals. This one arrives with more of a deadening thumpphgaming, with less hope of resistance energy being uncorked by the result than a sort of acquiescent despair. It remains to be see
I have always been audacious about Black women’s political aspirations. When I was 15 years old I decided to become a local pageant queen, a Carousel Princess, for our Thanksgiving Parade. It was an uncharacteristic choice. I was an oratory and stud
Throughout our history, Black leaders have championed the idea of a multiracial coalition that would upend the white-dominated American political system. In “Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880,” W.E.B. Du Bois bemoaned the lack of economic a
With the stunning comeback of Donald Trump as presidentponeclub, America’s allies are scrambling. Behind their sober messages of congratulation is a palpable anxiety that Washington will soon treat them as mere pawns on the global chessboard. It wou
Some Democrats are finally waking up and realizing that woke is broke.go777 Donald Trump won a majority of white women and remarkable numbers of Black and Latino voters and young men. Democratic insiders thought people would vote for Kamala Harris,
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2024-11-17Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. How are you feeling — despondent, energizedgolden plus, enraged, dumbstruck? Gail Collins: Pretty much all of those, in 10-minute intervals. But I’ve got to add “scared” to your list. How about you? Bret: Honestly? Gail: No,
So sorry, Elon Musk, but the bromance is not going to last. I know the president-elect put you on the phone with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine the night after the election. And I know that in Donald Trump’s victory speech, after obligatory
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