Trump's approval hits 37% as his strongman psychology prevents him from fixing the economy he broke. The strict father model is now his trap.

Trump's endless Epstein cover-up damages his standing with Republicans. Why? Betrayal of trust hits harder than lies ever could."

It’s time to start the 2028 primary and step over this donor-coddling nonsense.

Gavin Newsom has pivoted from MAGA podcaster to resistance troll. The Democrat's whiplash highlights the hazards of chasing right-wing frames

Trump deploys National Guard to DC while giving Ghislaine Maxwell prison perks. Is this distraction or authoritarianism? It's both

This is a guest post from FrameLab contributor David Fenton. After 35 years as a climate activist, people often ask me “how do you remain optimistic?” It sure isn't easy these days with Trump's oily...

Trump is using fake crises to grab power, echoing tactics of autocrats. Americans must recognize the pattern and resist.

How to tell your local law enforcement to get out of bed with the secret police.

Despite claiming he would form a new rival party after Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passed, no official filings have been made

Can Musk beat Trump in a battle of Strict Father morality?

A FrameLab tip for supercharged writing and communications

Trump cannot ignore constitutional limits on his power — or any court order enforcing those limits. We must keep saying so. Also, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Why do Republicans hate empathy?

Anything that gives people the combination of anger and hope is essential right now, writes Jason Sattler.

YouTube video by Robert Reich

Bill Maher says he didn’t “go MAGA” after dining with Trump — but he spent his HBO monologue mocking liberals and softening Trump’s image. Here’s how he got played.

Elon Musk and the rise of reactionary Big Tech (and big money) politics

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. In

Trump’s trade war is based on a fake economic emergency, distorting facts to justify tariffs, gain power, and threaten U.S. stability.

There are no magic words. But moral attacks your base loves are the core of a winning strategy.

The Nerd Reich, as coined by journalist Gil Duran, is celebrating and welcoming America's economic and political collapse so they can profit off our pain and move towards creating their technocracy.

There are no magic words. But moral attacks your base loves are the core of a winning strategy.

President Trump has frequently been framed as a “strong man” and “strict father.” When news outlets lean into this type of rhetoric, they miss a vital o

What does the metaphor of “Gilded” mean as critical theory, political economy, and media ecology?

A “devastating” (Nation) examination of how a cabal of tech-billionaires is colluding with once-idealistic journalists to create an entirely new media ...

Power in numbers to defeat Trump's strategy of fear

How the federal government became “an outdated software system that must be replaced.”

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Trump stacks the deck for Putin, and against democracy

Musk's attack on the United States government is strategic and systematic.

We will prevail. We need to talk like it.

Donald Trump is waging war on Earth and its people — but the people mostly don’t know it.

Once you understand Strict Father Morality, you understand Republican politics