Donald Trump’s Ascent to Myth

Trump’s ‘warrior’ myth crumbles — and MAGA faith is cracking with it: NYT column

President Donald Trump has always occupied an air of infallibility within the MAGA party, but that illusion appears to be quickly fading, according to New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg. When Trump entered the political arena in 2015, he sought to position himself as a "warrior against sex t...

Donald Trump’s ascent to myth

At this point, six months into Donald Trump’s second term and a year after the assassination attempt that made it inevitable, it’s becoming difficult even for the most dyed-in-the-wool rationalist to go on believing that his political career can be understood in the prosaic terms of politics as usual. For a full decade now, the decadent oligarchy that runs the United States and its European satrapies has been trying to exorcise the orange phantom

The Myth of Authenticity: Why We’re All Just Playing a Role

By Wally Sarkeesian Authenticity is often praised as the highest virtue in our culture—“Just be yourself,” we’re told. But what if that very idea is a myth? What if no one is ever truly authentic? In truth, being human means being social, and to be social is to perform. From early childhood, we learn how to adapt, please others, say the right things, and present ourselves in ways that are acceptable or likable. We play roles to fit in, to surviv…