Separating families will not stop drug traffickers or gang members. Its only purpose is to punish migrants seeking their own American dream.

The presidency has become a cult to which we are expected to constantly direct our attention; the result is a disenchantment with democracy.

As the reader has no doubt anticipated, Greenblatt has emulated the Shakespearean endeavor: The book is a rumination on the current president, without once mentioning the man by name.

Beyond relations with Iran and North Korea, the way Mr. Trump is wielding economic and military power will come with collateral costs.

Why did Mr. Trump choose to leave the agreement at a time when he is negotiating a similar agreement with North Korea?

President Trump’s determination to build a wall does not consider the complex realities that force people to migrate north to the United States.