Can america survive a trump presidency?

caption The New York businessman has tapped a slate of people very much in his own vein to serve alongside him — billionaires and multimillionaires. read more

Trump’s power is limited. He can thunder against Black Lives Matter protesters, but Trump will have severely limited (if any) power over the thousands of America’s municipal law enforcement departments, some of which have shown an inclination to reform. read more

Even if that doesn’t happen, the Trump phenomenon is part of a much wider — perhaps even global — political trend. That could have implications well beyond the United States. Indeed, America is one of the few countries in the world that could actually withstand a Trump-type presidency. read more

Indeed, America is one of the few countries in the world that could actually withstand a Trump-type presidency. For all his rhetoric, a President Trump would, like all other occupants of the Oval Office, find himself constrained by the Constitution, judiciary and Congress. read more