Nov 9, 2016All along, Trump seemed like a twisted caricature of every rotten reflex of the radical right. That he has prevailed, that he has won this election, is a crushing blow to the spirit.
↩︎ The New Yorker
How to absorb the news that we just elected President Trump
Nov 10, 2016The question is whether the image of Mrs. Clinton, composed and gracious in defeat, persevering through pain, will inspire women to try again?
↩︎ New York Times
"This telenovela is still in development."
Trump did better with Hispanics than Bob Dole in 1996 (21 percent), and wound up comparable to Mitt Romney in 2012 (27 percent). Que paso? Six reasons Latino Trumpers cited to explain their allegiance.
Trump winning: Who will rise and fall in status?
According to Tyler Cowen, among others to rise and fall:
Rise: Peter Thiel. Scott Adams. Nate Silver. Critics of Obamacare, "especially those such as Megan McArdle who said it was a huge mistake to proceed with zero Republican votes." Brexiters and Ukip.
Fall: Pollsters. Economists. Progressives who suggested Hillary Clinton "shouldn’t compromise with Republicans or reach out to them with significant policy concessions." Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Yet even more people. People.
Nov 9, 2016The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.
↩︎ The Atlantic
How to read the New York Times on the morning of Donald Trump's election
We read pretty much the whole morning edition of our nation's top newspaper. Here's how to make a good start, especially if you're interested in things to do with President Trump.
1. "Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing."
2. "Mr. Trump will thoroughly reimagine the tone, standards and expectations of the presidency, molding it in his own self-aggrandizing image. He is set to take the oath of office on Jan. 20." From "Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment."
3. "We must hope that he has the wit to be more than a wrecker, more than a demagogue, and that his crude genius can actually be turned, somehow, to the common good. And if that hope is dashed, we must find ways to resist him." Conservative columnist Ross Douthat stands by all of his Trump warnings.
4. From "Donald Trump’s Victory Promises to Upend the International Order," "It is hardly surprising that much of the world was rooting for Hillary Clinton over Mr. Trump, who characterized his foreign policy as 'America First.'"
5. "The polls were off because nobody wanted to admit that they were going to vote for him. But it’s a populist revolt and a lot of people believed in Trump’s message." Maureen Dowd talks to her Trump-voting brother at three a.m.
6. "If the news media failed to present a reality-based political scenario, then it failed in performing its most fundamental function." "News Media Yet Again Misreads America’s Complex Pulse."
7. Roger Cohen somehow still manages to sound superior in all sentences—as always—but not dumb. "If Trump governs as he has campaigned, America and the world face real and present danger."
8. "If your [financial] goals haven’t changed, resist a knee-jerk reaction based on an election that didn’t go your way."
9. From a letter to the editor: "What we really need is a revitalized Republican Party that is freed of adherence to the age-old myth that the rich are fit and the poor unfit and is ready to the meet the Democrats halfway in creating a government that works for all Americans."
World leaders are also reading the news anxiously
Putin was among the first to send congratulations after Trump declared victory—by telegram. "It is not an easy path, but we are ready to do our part and do everything to return Russian and American relations to a stable path of development."
The Editors' Longreads Picks
- An excellent essay on poverty and writing by Starr Davis. Updated May 31, 2022
- Novelist Héctor Tobar tries to understand the 1992 Los Angeles riots through the experiences of a single high school.
- Steven Johnson with a long assessment of the current state of A.I. and language. (The illusion has gotten very good.)
Welcome to The Morning News Tournament of Books, 2017 edition.
- Our championship match is decided in the Tournament of Books, with news of a Rooster surprise debuting this summer. Updated Mar 31, 2017
- In Thursday's action, Reyhan Harmanci sets up a colossal final.
- The Zombie round opens with Buzzfeed's Isaac Fitzgerald reading The Nix and The Underground Railroad.
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- "Will Putin expose the failings of American democracy or will he inadvertently expose the strength of American democracy?" Updated Mar 3, 2017
- Wilbur Ross just wanted to make some money in ethically gray areas (that should've prevented him from taking office).
- Jeff Sessions's spokeswoman can't help but continue to lie.
The oceans are under assault, and not just from the White House and friends.
- Trump's assault on the environment begins with American headwaters. Updated Mar 1, 2017
- Don't just blame the oil companies for destroying the oceans—blame sushi restaurants.
- Nothing escapes the deepest trenches of the ocean floor. Not light, not nutrients, not pollutants.