Why the guardrails against The Traitor aren’t working
commentary Can institutions save us even when we no longer believe in them? Published January 24, 2026 9:00AM (EST) President Traitor 47 on Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) I’ve spent most of my professional life criticizing institutions — their failures, their exclusions, their hypocrisies,Continue Reading











