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Christopher Caldwell
Christopher Caldwell is the author of Reflections on the Revolution in Europe and, most recently, The Age of Entitlement.
The Shot That Changed America
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump was the great symbolic moment of the 2024 election. It transformed the race—and much else.
July 13, 2025
Christopher Caldwell
The Big Trump Move No One’s Noticed
A bureaucratic rule changed how America defined racism. Now Trump is undoing it.
May 11, 2025
Christopher Caldwell
Christopher Caldwell: Trump Has a Point on Trade. But He Is Losing the Argument.
There’s a legitimate case for tariffs. But the president needs to explain it to the public—in a way that makes great TV.
March 16, 2025
Christopher Caldwell
Christopher Caldwell: Zelensky’s Trumpian Trick
People who like Zelensky dislike Trump. They seem not to have noticed that the Ukrainian leader is the most Trump-like politician in the world.
March 3, 2025
Christopher Caldwell
The German Establishment’s Last Chance
Immigration drove Germans to the polls in record numbers, and it doubled the AfD’s vote share. Is the next chancellor listening?
February 24, 2025
Christopher Caldwell
Christopher Caldwell: The Biggest Policy Change of the Century
Trump is not simply eliminating the affirmative-action enforcement machinery. He is throwing it into reverse.
January 28, 2025
Christopher Caldwell
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