Friday, September 5, 2025

Land of the Sycophants

Donald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him?
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/09/04/donald-trump-is-unpopular-why-is-it-so-hard-to-stand-up-to-him
Republicans are servile. Courts are slow. Can the Democrats rouse themselves?

Trump’s fawning cabinet and the threat to US democracy
https://www.ft.com/content/4052d80c-b09a-413d-bdc9-990b54293107 
Strongman authoritarianism thrives on sycophancy.
 
All the President’s Tech CEOs
https://www.wired.com/story/tech-ceos-donald-trump-white-house/
At a White House dinner Thursday night, America’s tech executives put on an uncanny display of fealty to Donald Trump.
 
Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/25/trump-staff-incompetent-sycophants