Corruption & Patronage
Loyalty and access where competence used to stand.
4 essays
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The President Who Monetizes the Presidency
On the constitutional hazards of executive enterprise, and what happens when the chief magistrate's office is valued by the yield.
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Gold Leaf Governance
Trump's gilded renovations aren't a matter of taste. They're a disclosure about how he understands power, ownership, and permanence.
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The Loyalty Economy
How Trump Turned Trade Policy into a System of Favor
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Everything Trump, Still All at Once
How the Presidency Became a Souvenir Shop