Morning Jolt: Bannon's Out, But Was He Ever Really In?

Hey, anything big happen while I was gone?

Making the click-through worth your while: A couple of tough questions about what, exactly, Steve Bannon brought to the White House; why proud Southerners need a unifying symbol beyond the Confederate Flag; and Great Britain encounters a snag in the Brexit process.

The Bannon-less White House

Does President Trump have advisors or merely scapegoats-in-waiting?

As the first week of the Trump administration without senior presidential advisor Steve Bannon begins, it seems fair to ask what the White House is actually going to lose with his departure. The media loved the narrative that Bannon was somehow Trump's Svengali or Rasputin, whispering in Trump's ear and steering him toward some sinister nationalist agenda, or the notion that he was the unique conduit for the non-traditional Republican alt-right philosophy into the White House. The mythology and imagery around Bannon is vivid and dramatic, but reality tells a different story.

Are there really a lot of Trump supporters ready to abandon the president because Bannon is out? In other words, did 2016-era ...

August 21 2017

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Bannon's Out, But Was He Ever Really In? Jim Geraghty Hey, anything big happen while I was gone? Making the click-through worth your while: A couple of tough questions about what, exactly, Steve Bannon brought to the White House; why proud Southerners need a unifying symbol beyond the Confederate Flag; and Great Britain encounters a snag in the Brexit process. The Bannon-less White House Does President Trump have advisors or merely scapegoats-in-waiting? As the first week of the Trump administration without senior presidential advisor Steve Bannon begins, it seems fair to ask what the White House is actually going to lose with his departure. The media loved the narrative that Bannon was somehow Trump's Svengali or Rasputin, whispering in Trump's ear and steering him toward some sinister nationalist agenda, or the notion that he was the unique conduit for the non-traditional Republican alt-right philosophy into the White House. The mythology and imagery around Bannon is vivid and dramatic, but reality tells a different story. Are there really a lot of Trump supporters ready to abandon the president because Bannon is out? In other words, did 2016-era ... READ MORE Venezuela and the Gray Shades of Communist Czechoslovakia Eduard Freisler The sign caught my attention. Attached to a fence in Pastora, a Caracas neighborhood and former bastion of the Hugo Chávez revolution, it read: "If not now, when? If not us, who?" That was the... When Every Republican Is a Crypto-Nazi Elliot Kaufman When Every Republican Is a Crypto-Nazi ADVERTISEMENT 'No Enemies on the Left' Is Still the Mantra of Too Many Liberals John Fund One of the great gifts the British writer George Orwell gave us, in addition to his classics 1984 and Animal Farm, was a clear and uncompromising look at dangerous ideologies. In "Orwell and the... 'Aleppo Awaits You' Kathryn Jean Lopez 'Aleppo Awaits You" isn't the ultimate exit strategy for anyone tired of politics in the United States, the ultimate tactic for distancing oneself from the Confederacy. The father of the city,... On the Road to Somewhere, the Divide between Elites and Populists David Goodhart Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the first chapter of The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics, by David Goodhart. It is reprinted here with... The Fatuity of Fat Studies Bruce Bawer Earlier this month, several websites covered news of an upcoming "fat studies" course that will be taught at Oregon State by Associate Professor Patti Lou Watkins. From the way some reporters... ADVERTISEMENT Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950 Mark A. Vieira 'Offers an unprecedented portal into Hollywood's golden era of cynicism. A systematic study of noir, this gorgeous coffee table tome fills a significant gap in scholarship on the genre.' - MovieMaker LEARN MORE Drones at Work Photos of the Week ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.