Now It's History

Now It's History

Trump can no longer count on the unswerving loyalty of his followers

When imperial projects go awry

Richard Galant
Nov 13, 2025
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President Donald Trump meets with Cabinet members and others in front of a scale model of his proposed triumphal arch, October 7, 2025. (White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

“Napoleon looked up and down the river, dismounted, and sat down on a log that lay on the bank,” Leo Tolstoy wrote. Handed a telescope, he peered at the far shore.

The year was 1812 and…

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