As Trump arrives at a negative poll milestone that no other president has reached, a Democratic strategist explains how we’ll know it if his travails start translating into a serious midterm rout.

As Trump’s threats and rants about the war get crazier, a former Defense Department official explains why Trump seems so stuck—and why it’s a fiasco for the rest of us.

As Trump gets mercilessly booed at the Knicks game and Fox spins wildly to erase it, a data analyst parses new polls showing Trump cratering—and explains why he’s entered a downward spiral.

As Trump viciously abuses an NBC reporter on national television, a tech writer explains why this saga really reflects his rage at the failure of MAGA propaganda to sway political races in California.

As Trump’s plans for a gala marking our country’s 250th birthday grow more pathetic, an author of a piece about Trumpism’s reach explains how this fiasco reveals MAGA’s deep toxicity within the culture.

As fresh leaks make Trump look even more incompetent on Iran, a former national security official explains why the specter of Obama’s nuclear deal is haunting him—and why that screws the rest of us.

As Representative Ted Lieu corners Marco Rubio during an extended exchange over Trump’s mental decline, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.

As Trump picks the guy who works to jail his enemies as his new director of national intelligence, a legal observer explains why this could lead to a true nightmare scenario.

As Trump erupts amid fresh obstacles on multiple fronts, commentator Molly Jong-Fast discusses how much worse things can get in the final two and a half years of Trump’s term.

As Trump’s travails cause MAGA to fracture and GOP defenses to crumble, a historian of the right explains how all the turmoil reflects growing awareness that Trump is passing from the scene.

As Trump’s homeland security secretary issues a shocking response to a worsening battle at an ICE facility, an immigration advocate explains how this saga captures Trumpism’s violence and bloodlust.

As Trump accidentally says too much about his party’s midterm travails, the author of a piece on Trump’s deepening unpopularity argues that Democrats have hidden ways to capitalize.

As Trump propagandists rage at journalists for covering the president’s physical decline, a writer who focuses on Trump’s weaknesses explains why covering up his frailty is backfiring spectacularly for him.

As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.

As Fox News releases some of Trump’s worst polling ever, the writer of a piece on his unpopularity explains why his coalition is imploding—and why his only way out is massive cheating.

As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.

As Republicans seethe over Trump’s decision to elevate the weaker, more extreme Senate candidate in Texas, a Democratic operative who knows the state explains what the path to victory now looks like.

As Trump reaches a “settlement” with DOJ that hands $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to a fund he controls, a legal expert explains just how corrupt this truly is—and why it might backfire for the GOP.

As Trump’s tirade reveals too much, a political scientist explains how his pathologies badly undermine him on the global stage—and why his failures abroad are producing worsening autocracy at home.

As Trump breaks new disapproval records amid fresh GOP panic, the author of a piece on his travails explains how unchecked corruption and soaring gas prices are hitting him with a double whammy.