“Donald Trump is a numbers guy” is not a phrase one would normally use without a certain amount of irony. (Fortunately, that is exactly how it is being deployed here.) The details of the federal budget may elude him, but Trump is a big fan of branding, as evidenced by his penchant for slapping his name on every edifice and product available. In the run-up to the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, Trump has expanded into numerical iconography, treating this year’s semiquincentennial as yet another excuse to put the spotlight on himself.
The pair’s refusal to participate in this summer’s White House-backed event reveals something striking about the current toxicity of the president’s brand. Read more.
Former NFL head coach Brian Flores accused the NFL of racial discrimination more than four years ago, and he may soon have the chance to expose an ugliness the league and its owners would rather keep secret. Read more.
