Insiders and outsiders: Will Saletan watched Donald Trump’s Ohio rally Thursday night in consternation. The PEOTUS might have pandered to the left in his appearance at the New York Times last week, but his performance in Cincinnati proves that what he most loves is to play to a supportive crowd by merrily denigrating everyone who stands in opposition to him.
Finally, a not ridiculous choice: Trump’s selection of retired Gen. James Mattis as his nomination for secretary of defense is, in some ways, to be applauded, Fred Kaplan writes. Mattis is deeply schooled in strategy and history. But he’ll need to appoint the correct civilian advisers to help him in the post.
Keeping track: We’ve put together a constantly-updating list of reported Trump-related hate crimes, here.
Domestic politics: Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar is, David Canfield writes, a family drama that is deeply political. In its first season, the show shifted from subtly infusing its characters’ lives with political content to directly addressing matters relating to criminal justice, gender, and history.
For fun: Here’s a delicious quickie appetizer that uses up all your bits and pieces of cheese.
One problem: Who has leftover cheese to spare?
Rebecca
