This week I remembered a story about Margaret Thatcher in 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down. German reunification was suddenly a possibility. She would play a role. Being Thatcher, she convened experts. Tell me about the essential German nature, she said. Well, said an expert, as a tribe they’re either at your feet or at your throat. That is how Mr. Trump and his base look.

 

MAGA’s Epstein Fault Line

Some Trump supporters look at the refusal to release the files and see a failure to drain the swamp.

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Peggy Noonan

July 17, 2025