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Maga was meant to fix America. But Israel’s war risks dragging it back into the Middle East.
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Donald John Trump, born in 1946, is president of the United States, after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His previous term in office was from 2017 to 2021. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. Find our latest news and comment here.
Maga was meant to fix America. But Israel’s war risks dragging it back into the Middle East.
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ByIf an old patriotic progressive can’t muse on such themes here, where can he?
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ByIn US public life the line between sanity and insanity has become barely discernible.
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ByThe US president’s Middle East trip proves that “America First” makes no exception for Israel.
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ByThe veteran conservative writer on Christianity and Maga.
ByTrumpism thrives on the misery of its followers – and we are all unhappier for it.
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