As Trump gets mercilessly booed at the Knicks game and Fox spins wildly to erase it, a data analyst parses new polls showing Trump cratering—and explains why he’s entered a downward spiral.

As Trump gets mercilessly booed at the Knicks game and Fox spins wildly to erase it, a data analyst parses new polls showing Trump cratering—and explains why he’s entered a downward spiral.

As Trump viciously abuses an NBC reporter on national television, a tech writer explains why this saga really reflects his rage at the failure of MAGA propaganda to sway political races in California.

As Trump viciously abuses an NBC reporter on national television, a tech writer explains why this saga really reflects his rage at the failure of MAGA propaganda to sway political races in California.

As Trump’s plans for a gala marking our country’s 250th birthday grow more embarrassing, an author of a piece about Trumpism’s reach explains how this fiasco reveals MAGA’s deep toxicity within the culture.

As Trump’s plans for a gala marking our country’s 250th birthday grow more pathetic, an author of a piece about Trumpism’s reach explains how this fiasco reveals MAGA’s deep toxicity within the culture.

As leaks reveal Trump’s fury over commentary unfavorably comparing his Iran framework to Obama’s Iran deal, a former NSC official explains why Trump can’t find a way out of his war fiasco.

As fresh leaks make Trump look even more incompetent on Iran, a former national security official explains why the specter of Obama’s nuclear deal is haunting him—and why that screws the rest of us.

As Rep. Ted Lieu corners Marco Rubio during an extended exchange over Trump’s mental decline, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.

As Representative Ted Lieu corners Marco Rubio during an extended exchange over Trump’s mental decline, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.

As Trump chooses the guy who works to jail his enemies as his new director of national intelligence, a legal observer explains why this could lead to a true nightmare scenario.

As Trump picks the guy who works to jail his enemies as his new director of national intelligence, a legal observer explains why this could lead to a true nightmare scenario.

As Trump erupts amid fresh obstacles on multiple fronts, commentator Molly Jong-Fast discusses how much worse things can get in the final two and a half years of Trump’s term.

As Trump erupts amid fresh obstacles on multiple fronts, commentator Molly Jong-Fast discusses how much worse things can get in the final two and a half years of Trump’s term.

As Trump’s travails cause MAGA to fracture and GOP defenses to crumble, a historian of the right explains how all the turmoil reflects growing awareness that Trump is passing from the scene.

As Trump’s travails cause MAGA to fracture and GOP defenses to crumble, a historian of the right explains how all the turmoil reflects growing awareness that Trump is passing from the scene.

As the homeland security secretary issues a preposterous threat amid a battle at an ICE facility, an immigration advocate explains how this saga captures Trumpism’s deep derangement.

As Trump’s homeland security secretary issues a shocking response to a worsening battle at an ICE facility, an immigration advocate explains how this saga captures Trumpism’s violence and bloodlust.

As Trump accidentally says too much about his party’s midterm travails, the author of a piece on Trump’s deepening unpopularity argues that Democrats have hidden ways to capitalize.

As Trump accidentally says too much about his party’s midterm travails, the author of a piece on Trump’s deepening unpopularity argues that Democrats have hidden ways to capitalize.