Tag Archives: America First

Behold, Fake History

Posted on October 18, 2018 by leslie

Behold, Fake History Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream, Sarah Churchwell, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018, £20, 356 pp., h.b., reviewed by Leslie Jones According to Sarah Churchwell, Professor of American Literature in the School of Advanced … Continue reading →

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Bob Woodward’s Yellow Journalism

Posted on September 18, 2018 by leslie

Bob Woodward’s Yellow Journalism  By Ilana Mercer It takes no time at all. You listen to Bob Woodward’s halting speech. You read his lumpen prose, and you get right away what undergirds his Trump-phobic tome, Fear: Trump in the White … Continue reading →

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America First, by Ilana Mercer

Posted on May 3, 2016 by leslie

America First, by Ilana Mercer  The Donald puts flesh on his foreign policy “Unsophisticated rambling,” “simplistic,” “reckless.” The verdict on Donald J. Trump’s foreign policy, unveiled after his five-for-five victory in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut, was handed down … Continue reading →

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Trump Flying High

Posted on December 20, 2015 by leslie

Trump Flying High Ilana Mercer salutes the Republican frontrunner Donald Trump strode into the gaudy Venetian, in Las Vegas, for the CNN-Facebook Republican presidential debate, with a primary lead for the history books. As Weekly Standard put it, “Trump’s lead … Continue reading →

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