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Everything's 'National Security' in Trump's Washington (Half the Answer #106, with Stephanie Mencimer)

Donald Trump is changing the landscape of D.C., from East Potomac Park to the Kennedy Center to the 'Arc de Trump.'

Portraits of an American Dopamine Eater

Our attention economy incentivizes the profane degradations of fame-seeking and celebrity culture.

Alan Elrod Oct 2, 2026

Are drones fundamentally altering the nature of war for the worse, not for the better?

Stephanie Mencimer is a senior reporter for Mother Jones based in Washington, D.C.

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Donald Trump is changing the landscape of D.C., from East Potomac Park to the Kennedy Center to the 'Arc de Trump.'

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