The Doldrums: America is Failing in the Pandemic and Failing as a Nation
Jared Yates Sexton Jared Yates Sexton

The Doldrums: America is Failing in the Pandemic and Failing as a Nation

As the number of Americans dead from coronavirus continues to rise, there is a growing discontent and frustration. In part, it’s an anger toward a president unwilling to help and an economy profiting off the destruction, but it’s also a dawning sense that America, as a country, as a society, is failing.

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Good Blood: Donald Trump, Henry Ford, and American Fascism
Jared Yates Sexton Jared Yates Sexton

Good Blood: Donald Trump, Henry Ford, and American Fascism

While touring a Ford plant in Michigan, Donald Trump praised the companies “good blood,” an obvious reference to founder Henry Ford. This bizarre statement shines light on a dark part of American and world history, and reveals a disturbing philosophy that fuels broken and dangerous men like Trump.

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