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April 13, 2023
Elie Mystal, Joan Walsh, and Chris Lehmann on Trump and His 34 Felonies
On this episode of Start Making Sense, we feature highlights of The Nation’s roundtable on Trump’s arraignment, plus the story of SOLA, the School of Leadership Afghanistan.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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April 13, 2023
Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug
He would rather threaten violence outside of a courthouse than make a reasonable argument inside of one.
Elie Mystal for The Nation
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April 11, 2023
Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings
The Ohio representative’s debut in the scandal business represents a considerable falling off from the party of Joseph McCarthy and Henry Hyde.
Francis Wilkinson
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April 7, 2023
Trump’s Indictment Is Not “Selective Prosecution”
The American judicial system is frequently guilty of overreach. This isn’t one of those times.
Sasha Abramsky
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April 6, 2023
John Nichols on Progressive Victories and Chris Lehmann on Trump’s Indictment
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast: How abortion wins elections, and how 34 felonies may not change anybody’s mind about Trump.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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April 6, 2023
There Was No Trump Violence This Week. But What’s Coming?
Jeff Sharlet’s incomparable new book The Undertow explains why the worst is probably yet to come.
Joan Walsh
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April 5, 2023
The Long History of Presidents Getting a Pass
Ford’s pardon of Nixon set a precedent for Executive Branch impunity—and Trump has picked it up and run with it.
Chris Lehmann
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April 5, 2023
Trump Stole an Election. 34 Felonies Are Just the Start.
The charges against Trump matter, but the prosecutor was clear that he committed his crimes to beat Hillary Clinton. Maybe that’s why, at Mar-a-Lago, his self-righteousness seemed absent.
Joan Walsh
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April 5, 2023
Two Cheers for Arresting Trump
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Elie Mystal discusses Trump’s legal status and why we should be clear-eyed about how far the court case can go.
Jeet Heer
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April 4, 2023
Trump’s Indictment Is a Slap on the Wrist, but Accountability Has to Start Somewhere
This isn’t the case of our dreams, but Trump very likely committed these crimes. He should be prosecuted for them. And other prosecutions should follow.
Elie Mystal