It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s an alternative model of presidential leadership, one deeply rooted in our past. My essay on ‘Conspirators in Chief’ and those who’ve appealed to the ‘better angels of our nature.’ politicsrights.com/presidential...

Should have been installed in broad daylight with an appropriate ceremony.

Next week’s ’New Yorker’ cover. War-A-Lago

Keeping it classy at DHS.

More North Korean Style Posters in DC. This time it's Charlie Kirk on the Department of Education.

Law and Order Administration

Life in Trump’s America.

Leaving no beer unturned

Speaking at Florida Gulf Coast University about the dangers of a President who repeatedly engages in conspiracy mongering.... Here's my interview with an NPR affiliate in Florida about this topic: www.wgcu.org/show/gulf-co...

A disgrace to the federal judiciary. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

An interview I did with an NPR affiliate in Florida for Presidents Day. The focus was on those demagogic presidents who circulated conspiracy theories as well as those who appealed to 'the better angels of our nature.' I think it's worth a listen, especially at this time www.wgcu.org/show/gulf-co...

White supremacist hired by DHS to handle social media.

Honestly, I long for the day again when I can wake in the morning and not have to brace myself from some new horror committed by a man and his regime who are feeding themselves on the ruins of public liberty.

OTD in 1838 -- A young Abraham Lincoln delivered his Lyceum Address. The question Lincoln asked confronts this nation again as it approaches its 250th birthday: "At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected?

History as cheerleading. Such a disgrace.

Solid grounds for decision making.

Making America Great Again by Destroying One of the Key Components of Soft Power

Rewriting 250 years of history.

Menendez: At the same time, they try to banish the memory of January 6th from our collective memory, refusing to put up a plaque to honor law enforcement officers who defended them from actual domestic terrorists in this very building.

Well this is reassuring.

No conscientious American citizen should ever forget this day.

Trump Is the Jan. 6 President www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

Happy 2026. The nation’s 250th birthday… Time to kick those who’ve abandoned the American experiment to the curb….

I am shocked —shocked!

Kim Jong Trump strikes again.

A slightly revised cover (which I love) and a new endorsement for my next book. “Conspirator in Chief is a fascinating deep dive into the history of conspiracy theories promulgated by US presidents. Knott shows how they have been weaponized by presidents going back to Andrew Jackson, and along the

Narcissist-in-Chief

A truly disturbed individual.

It’s Gore-Tex.

Of course. A cheerleading, whitewashed version of American history is central to Trumpism and to the Claremont/Hillsdale cultists.