The Shameless Fakery of Trump’s Retreat on Family Separations
His executive order was a prop intended to wipe the images of caged children from the screen. It won’t work.
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When Trump Attacks Sessions, He Sounds Like a Guilty Man
Why else would he want the most effective implementer of his right-wing agenda out of office?
By Frank RichFollowing the Money in Trumpland Leads Ugly Places
Michael Avenatti is doing what Woodward and Bernstein did — and revealing unvarnished bribery and collusion.
By Frank RichThe Original Donald Trump
The city’s Establishment will ignore unscrupulous acts to serve its interests — just look how it treated the onetime lawyer to the president.
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Sean Hannity Will Remain Trump’s Shadow Chief of Staff
Even while posing as an honest broker on Fox News.
By Frank RichThe Birth of New York Magazine, Told by the People Who Made It
Gloria Steinem, Tom Wolfe, Milton Glaser, Gail Sheehy, and more tell the story of the magazine’s early days.
By Christopher BonanosTrump Only Knows Chaos
Don’t look too deeply for motive in any of the unnecessary crises he’s creating.
By Frank RichThe Hidden Logic of Trump’s Staff Exodus
The president is looking for a specific type in an underling.
By Frank RichThere’s a Hopeful New Path for Gun Politics in America
It’s a very good sign that even Trump — in his crude way — is trying to attach himself to gun control.
By Frank RichDonald Trump Will Never Cross the NRA
Emotional spectacles aside, remember that he is calling for more guns, not fewer, in schools.
By Frank RichIt’s Time for John Kelly to Go
The White House chief of staff’s handling of the Rob Porter fiasco is making the Scaramucci interregnum look like a golden age.
By Frank RichThe GOP Has Become the Anti–Law Enforcement Party
Trump’s assault on Justice and the FBI merely heightens the party’s dangerous anti-government toxins.
By Frank RichHow Democrats Can Win the Spin War Over the Trump Tax Cuts
So far, Nancy Pelosi and Tom Steyer are doing it wrong.
By Frank RichThe GOP Is About to Tumble Into Full-scale Panic
Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama laid bare some brutal realities for a broken party.
By Frank RichSarah Silverman and Frank Rich Dissect the ‘Car Wreck’ That Is Trump’s Presidency
“It’s like a constant car wreck.”
By Diane GordonAfter Trump Will Be Another Trump — and This One Could Be More Dangerous
Liberals ecstatic over this month’s election must not forget: Even after this demagogue is finished, a new one will rise in his place.
By Frank RichFrank Rich: Donald Trump’s ‘Independence’ Is a Complete Farce
His deal with Democrats isn’t a sign he’s turned a corner. It merely shows he’s as erratic and unprincipled as he’s ever been.
By Frank RichFrank Rich: Nixon, Trump, and How a Presidency Ends
Just wait. Watergate didn’t become Watergate overnight, either.
By Frank Rich and Alex CarpFrank Rich on Patricia Highsmith’s Carol and the Enduring Invisibility of Lesbian Culture in America
Todd Haynes’s adaptation of the classic novel reminds us how much of lesbian culture remains uncelebrated and unseen.
By Frank RichWhy Politicians Are Not Allowed on Veep and Other Interesting Facts From Frank Rich’s Conversation With Julia Louis-Dreyfus
On Veep: "Wearing this wig and these tight clothes and these shoes that are nuts … It starts to inform the rage."
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