Rory Truex
@rorytruex
Associate Professor of Politics @Princeton. Host of The Civic Forum: http://www.thecivicforum.com. Substack: http://rorytruex.substack.com/subscribe
This summer I'm launching The Civic Forum, a new webinar on Democratic Backsliding in America. Full details below. Please share!
I’d highly recommend @rorytruex’s essay in the current issue of the China Leadership Monitor (especially the last section, which contains three policy implications). prcleader.org/post/what-we-k…
Please join me this Thursday at noon for a discussion on all things Putin, Trump, Russia and Ukraine with my colleague Mark Beissinger. Signup link here: crowdcast.io/c/civicforum-s…
"this is the precise opposite of 'America First.' This is what I'm gonna do: Impose a tax -- a very high tax -- on Americans who buy goods from Brazil in an attempt to influence Brazil's internal politics... why do we want to tax ourselves in order to get a former insurrectionist…
Please join me this Thursday at noon EST for our second session of The Civic Forum. We'll have a discussion with @KeeangaYamahtta on race, Black History, and the MAGA movement. Registration link here: crowdcast.io/c/civicforum-s…
These guys were never part of the hard core MAGA base, far from it, but it's probably a good reflection of how a lot of younger voters and first time Trump voters feel.
.@andrewschulz: “Trump is doing the exact opposite of everything I voted for. I want him to stop the wars, he's funding them. I want him to shrink spending, he's increasing it.”
In light of the public statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump on social media on the afternoon of Wednesday (9), it is important to highlight the following: Brazil is a sovereign nation with independent institutions and will not accept any form of tutelage. The judicial…
How and why do democracies die? Please join the first session of The Civic Forum, Thursday at noon EST. Register here: crowdcast.io/c/civicforum-s…
This is defamatory and dangerous incitement against a lawmaker who has received death threats motivated by exactly the kind of bigotry you espouse here. You’ve repeatedly shown hostility to civic norms, American values and basic decency. You are unfit to serve in public office.
I'm sure it is difficult to see us welcome the killer of so many of your fellow Muslim terrorists. The only shame is that you serve in Congress.
Texas resident Bud Bolton recalls the flood: “It’s just all those screaming kids we had to listen to that we couldn’t get to and couldn’t save them."
The first session of The Civic Forum is this Thursday at noon. I'll be giving a short lecture about how democracy erodes. Register here: crowdcast.io/c/civicforum-s…
There is nothing patriotic about Trump and his faction of the Republican Party. They wrap themselves in the American flag, and then proceed to do the most un-American things imaginable. They fail to respect the results of elections. They run roughshod over the Constitution.…
Those who read these FBI emails will learn that this dubious allegation--that the Chinese government sent fake IDs so people could vote fraudulently for Biden in 2020--came from a source that an FBI agent based in Albany had just met, who got it from an unnamed sub-source. That…
🚨 Chairman @ChuckGrassley released @FBI records showing the bureau suppressed intel on alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 election – to protect then-FBI Director Wray. Grassley looks forward to working with @FBIDirectorKash to rebuild the FBI's trust and transparency.🚨
Republicans voted this down. Because the whole point of the bill is to help Trump’s super rich friends.
.@ChrisMurphyCT moves to prevent more tax cuts for people making over $500 million.
For more on these personalities, what motivates their actions, and analyses of the ruin they cause, read #Strongmen
Trump’s approach to foreign policy isn’t madman theory, it’s “angry man theory,” says former CIA director David Petraeus – and he explains why he believes it could yield dramatic success.
Honored to join @BeginsWithUsNow for this conversation! Maina is a great host and she has built something important in this podcast.
Join us for a conversation with Professor @rorytruex about US-China relations, tariffs, immigration concerns, the rise of authoritarianism, and so much more! #ForeignPolicy #HumanRights #DemocraticBacksliding beginswithus.org/rorytruex
Trump's threat to cancel Musk's federal contracts underscored his willingness to use government power to punish enemies. In the old days, that might have been cause for a corruption investigation. In the modern era, it’s just another Thursday. nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/…
美方欢迎中国留学生来美学习。 ^This stands out from the Chinese readout. "The US welcomes Chinese students to come study in the US." xinhuanet.com/politics/leade…
#Strongmen vibes. Pathetic.
Spotted going up at USDA today…