Jamelle Bouie

Charlottesville

Opinion Columnist at The New York Times

Co-Host at Unclear and Present Danger Podcast

My name is Jamelle Bouie. @nytopinion columnist. Co-host of @UnclearPod. Upgrade your grey matter, ‘cuz one day it may matter.

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Opinion | Right-Wing Violence Is Not a Fringe Issue

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Jamelle Bouie

It is simply a fact that the far right has been responsible for most of the political violence committed in the United States since the start of the 21st century, with particular emphasis on the past 10 years of American political life. There was the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., where a far-right extremist killed a counterdemonstrator.
Opinion | Right-Wing Violence Is Not a Fringe Issue

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Jamelle Bouie

It is simply a fact that the far right has been responsible for most of the political violence committed in the United States since the start of the 21st century, with particular emphasis on the past 10 years of American political life. There was the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., where a far-right extremist killed a counterdemonstrator.
Opinion | Trump Is Vulnerable. Democrats Still Need a Strategy.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jamelle Bouie |Michelle Cottle |Derek Arthur

Opinion|Trump Is Vulnerable. Democrats Still Need a Strategy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/opinion/trump-immigration-deportations.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The OpinionsThree Opinion writers on why Trump’s deportations might be backfiring. June 21, 2025, 7:02 a.m. ETVideotranscripttranscriptTrump Is Vulnerable. Democrats Still Need a Strategy.
Quizá Trump y Miller no entienden a los estadounidenses tan bien como creen

1 week ago | almendron.com | Jamelle Bouie

Casi todo el mundo, salvo los apologistas y los inconformistas profesionales, estaría de acuerdo a estas alturas en que el presidente Donald Trump pretende convertir Estados Unidos en una autocracia personalista, donde sus caprichos sean política y su voluntad sea ley. Pero la ejecución ha sido desordenada. Trump intentó abrumar al público con una campaña de conmoción y pavor.
No, Mr. President, this is not what ‘The American People’ want

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Jamelle Bouie

Most everyone other than apologists and professional contrarians would agree at this point that President Donald Trump aims to make the United States a personalist autocracy, where his whims are policy and his will is law. But the execution has been haphazard. Trump tried to overwhelm the public with a campaign of shock and awe. His executive orders targeted a broad swath of civil society, forcing states, localities, colleges, universities and law firms into a defensive crouch.
Quizá Trump y Miller no entienden a los estadounidenses tan bien como creen

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jamelle Bouie

Casi todo el mundo, salvo los apologistas y los inconformistas profesionales, estaría de acuerdo a estas alturas en que el presidente Donald Trump pretende convertir Estados Unidos en una autocracia personalista, donde sus caprichos sean política y su voluntad sea ley. Pero la ejecución ha sido desordenada. Trump intentó abrumar al público con una campaña de conmoción y pavor.
Opinion: Well, you certainly wouldn’t call it presidential underreach

1 week ago | timesfreepress.com | Jamelle Bouie

Most everyone other than apologists and professional contrarians would agree at this point that President Donald Trump aims to make the United States a personalist autocracy, where his whims are policy and his will is law. But the execution has been haphazard. Trump tried to overwhelm the public with a campaign of shock and awe. His executive orders targeted a broad swath of civil society, forcing states, localities, colleges, universities and law firms into a defensive crouch.
Opinion | Well, You Certainly Wouldn’t Call It Presidential Underreach

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jamelle Bouie

Most everyone other than apologists and professional contrarians would agree at this point that President Trump aims to make the United States a personalist autocracy, where his whims are policy and his will is law. But the execution has been haphazard. Trump tried to overwhelm the public with a campaign of shock and awe. His executive orders targeted a broad swath of civil society, forcing states, localities, colleges, universities and law firms into a defensive crouch.
Opinion | The Polls Are In. Trump Is Not Winning in Los Angeles.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jamelle Bouie

I wrote this week that Donald Trump’s response to the Los Angeles protests demonstrates his weakness, not his strength. When I argued this point, there was some polling, but not a whole lot. Now, at the end of the week, we have a lot more data, and — White House spin notwithstanding — the politics of this action looks terrible for the president. Writing for his Strength in Numbers newsletter, G.
Trump wants to be a strongman, but he's actually a weak man

2 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Jamelle Bouie

President Donald Trump thinks it is a sign of strength to send in troops to deal with protesters in Los Angeles. To that end, he has federalized a portion of the California National Guard and mobilized nearby Marines to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement as it confronts large protests in opposition to its efforts to arrest and deport immigrant laborers in the city who are in the country illegally.