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5 days ago | alexiscoe.substack.com | Alexis Coe

In 1914, Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official and then wrote to Ellen, his first wife, “Are you prepared for the storm of love making with which you will be assailed?”A century later, Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg echoed the sentiment: “’Cause every Mother’s Day needs a Mother’s Night.”Congratulations to America for turning motherhood into a spectacle of lust, guilt, merch, and—if there’s time—a phone call.

1 week ago | alexiscoe.substack.com | Alexis Coe

In Newsweek, I argue that the true measure of a president isn't initial productivity, but the lasting impact of their changes on American government. Spoiler: Trump's revolution balances on executive authority alone—which means tomorrow's president can undo today's with a signature.

2 weeks ago | alexiscoe.substack.com | Alexis Coe

History Cranks and Fiends,I'm making the media rounds today—which I pregamed with with Richard Gallant—but instead of sending you a postmortem, I'm giving you my notes for that blitz. Here's what I'm working with—an accounting of constitutional collapse, measured in days rather than decades. But first, a quick question! x Alexis Donald Trump has transformed the Oval Office into what historians call a "Habsburg hallucination meets Atlantic City fever dream." Gold cherubim stud the walls.

1 month ago | alexiscoe.substack.com | Alexis Coe

“The four most miserable years of my life.”–John Quincy Adam4.14: Rhinebeck, NY. Upstate Films. Moderating a discussion on "Free for All: The Public Library."4.29: Washington, D.C. USC in D.C. Panelist with moderator Chuck Todd. Details to come. In Newsweek, I outline Trump’s disturbingly plausible path to a third term: with Republican dominance in Congress and state legislatures, the constitutional "methods" to eliminate the 22nd Amendment could easily become reality.

1 month ago | alexiscoe.substack.com | Alexis Coe

Des Moines, I’m coming for you!In Rolling Stone, I wrote about Trump’s attempts to commandeer JFK’s legacy as nothing more than political theater aimed that has little to do with historical curiosity. Trump, fueled by envy, seeks to distract and rewrite the narrative of American greatness, transforming Kennedy’s narrative into mere footnotes. Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was published on March 20, 1852. It sold 300,000 copies in just three months.