Tuesday, June 23, 2026

The ash heap of idiocy

A tightly framed photograph of a large portrait banner of Donald Trump mounted between stone columns on a monumental building. The focus is upon his face—stern, intense, his eyes staring directly outward. A vertically hanging American flag occupieth the centre foreground, its stripes partially obscuring the portrait and dividing the face. The contrast between sharply rendered eyes and the flag’s blurred movement createth tension and symbolism. Cool blue tones dominate the banner; the flag’s vivid colours draw immediate attention. Architectural setting, monumental scale, and dramatic composition suggest political power, nationalism, public spectacle, and the intersection of personality and state symbolism.
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Bret Stephens: if you love America, cringe for it. {NYT 23 June; photo: AFP/Getty}

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/opinion/trump-meloni-america-cringe.html?unlocked_article_code=1.slA.I783.Xl9ZncFrtPWy&smid=url-share

FTA: Here, then, is our American challenge: Let’s not be afraid to cringe. Ronald Reagan predicted, correctly, that the Soviet Union would end up on the ash heap of history; now it’s our turn to risk winding up on the ash heap of idiocy.

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