John Cassidy's Blog, page 7

Trump Steaks, but for Hotels

The new American Idea chain has nothing to sell but the President.��

The Race to Solar-Power Africa

American startups are competing to bring electricity to communities that remain off the grid.

Fighting for the Immigrants of Little Pakistan

The Brooklyn neighborhood persevered after 9/11. Can it survive in the age of Trump?

An Unquiet Week in Washington

A shooting and investigations at a political moment that appears to be as volatile as the Watergate era.��

Who in the White House Will Turn Against Donald Trump?

David Remnick on ongoing parallels between the Trump and Nixon Administrations, and whether anyone in Trump���s inner circle will turn against him.

Donald Trump Reverses Barack Obama���s Cuba Policy

Jon Lee Anderson writes about Donald Trump���s reversal of the Obama Administration���s Cuba policy, which will reintroduce restrictions on travel for Americans.

The Link Between Domestic Violence and Mass Shootings

Jane Mayer on James Hodgkinson, who shot Congressman Steve Scalise, and on the link between domestic violence and mass shootings.

Why Trump Attacked Rod Rosenstein, His Own Deputy Attorney General

Ryan Lizza on how the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein���s recent actions related to the Russia investigation may have triggered President Trump���s wrath.

Mayweather vs. McGregor Is the Kind of Circus Matchup That Only Boxing Allows

Kelefa Sanneh analyzes the excitement leading up to this summer���s fight between the boxer Floyd Mayweather and the mixed martial artist Conor McGregor.

Donald Trump Flashed a Presidential Side���and Then Went Back to Ranting

John Cassidy on Donald Trump���s uncharacteristically Presidential response to the shooting at a congressional-baseball-team practice, and the return to his old ways that followed.