Archive - The Transom

The Trumpian Trap

Who's chaotic now?

Mar 5 •

Donald Trump in the Oval

On Survival, The World, and His Plans For His Second Term

Mar 4 •

The Show Must Go On: Ukraine, Europe Struggle to Salvage a Path Forward

Picking up the pieces, privateers in Mexico, the woke death of the Oscars

Mar 3 •

February 2025

I Interviewed Donald Trump Yesterday

First print magazine interview of his second term

Feb 28 •

Keir Starmer Comes To Washington

A little flattery goes a long way, but long enough?

Feb 27 •

"If You Go Up Against Trump, You'll Lose"

Will the GOP's "pivot to realism" last beyond Trump?

Feb 26 •

Asking "What Would You Say You Do Here?" Is Not A Constitutional Crisis

"I am good at dealing with people... WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!"

Feb 24 •

Europe's Reality Check on Ukraine

Plus SNL 50, New Yorker editors, Nixon's back, Palantir and the soul

Feb 21 •

CBS News’ Valentine to Censorship

Plus Cambridge Union debates Trump and fascism, GOP hawks scale back, Wheaton's Trump fight

Feb 19 •

Trump's Hundred Days of Shock and Awe

Wrecking Washington because that's the only way to change it

Feb 18 •

Celebrating George Washington's Birthday

There's no such thing as "President's Day"

Feb 17 •

Trump Puts The Cartels On Notice

Plus: Vance in Munich, Democrats and USAID, Eric Adams, Elbridge Colby, SNL

Feb 14 •

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