The Impact

How are Trump's tactics (they have been compared to everything from childish tantrums to authoritarian intimidation and cruelty) affecting America and our relations with each other and other nations?

Read: Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook by Peter Baker, New York Times, Aug. 3, 2025

What to Do When the President Acts Like a Five-Year-Old? by George A. Akerlof, a Nobel-winning economist, New York Times, Aug. 3, 2025

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Poetry

By raincity

who am I?

fresh out of the plane,
weary eyed and sickly pale,
I trudge.
deep within my suitcase, I carry a passport I don't want to show to anyone,
even if they ask for ID.

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Poetry

By OverTheRainbow

remember not understanding what red white and blue meant

america is a kindergartner with her hair in pigtails. her
eyes are bright blue & curious. she wants to know the answers
to everything and she can't understand why
no one will tell her.

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The Impact

The Impact

Submissions

who am I?

remember not understanding what red white and blue meant