Joe Klein

US President Donald Trump looks on after signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2017.

The Ideological Challenge at the Core of Donald Trump's Radical Presidency

In addition to a loaded slogan--"America First"--and a questionable demeano...

In addition to a loaded slogan--"America First"--and a questionable demeanor, it is now apparent that President Donald J. Trump actually has a governing ideology. His Inaugural Address, the strongest and most coherent speech he's ever...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Trump Tower on Dec. 6, 2016.

Beware the Tricks and Traps of Donald Trump, News Manipulator in Chief

On Oct. 7, at the height of the presidential campaign, a tape appeared of D...

On Oct. 7, at the height of the presidential campaign, a tape appeared of Donald Trump saying vile things about women to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush. We, the media, went berserk. For the next...

Amazing Grace

Eight years ago, toward the end of the 2008 presidential campaign, Michelle...

Eight years ago, toward the end of the 2008 presidential campaign, Michelle Obama asked me, "Klein, are you going to write a book like Primary Colors about us?" referring to my satirical novel about the...

The Teddy Awards, Even In a Year That Set New Lows for Politicians

It isn't easy to bestow awards for political courage in an election year--a...

It isn't easy to bestow awards for political courage in an election year--and it's near impossible after a campaign like the one we've just experienced, which set a sad new standard for ugliness and mendacity....

Style Over Substance: Why Fidel Castro's Revolutionary Chic Was a Fraud

I met Fidel Castro 40 years ago, and he was really, really cool. I was part...

I met Fidel Castro 40 years ago, and he was really, really cool. I was part of an American delegation to Cuba led by Senator George McGovern; we met Castro at his brother Raúl's farm....

Why We Must Focus Now on Maintaining Democracy, Civility and Perspective

Twenty-five years ago, at the beginning of the era that has just ended, I w...

Twenty-five years ago, at the beginning of the era that has just ended, I watched Bill Clinton give a pretty good speech in Chicago. Afterward, we talked about it--I was his traveling press corps that...

What Comes Next With President Trump

It turns out that Donald Trump was qualified to be President, after all. He...

It turns out that Donald Trump was qualified to be President, after all. He was credentialed by the American people on Election Day. I'm still not sure he's fit for the job, and I'm certain...

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