Of Mice and Monuments

The president’s approach to vanity projects offers insights into how he makes decisions great and small. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. I recently observed a conversation on X between The Dispatch’s Jonah Goldberg and another user wherein they agreed the recent fight over the Kennedy Center, and President Donald Trump’s persistent desire to emblazon his name somewhere thereupon, mattered less beyond the Beltway than it does to local residents. Mike Nelson is a retired Army Special Forces officer and a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute. You can find him on x.com at @mikenelson586 More We Think You’d Like