The imperial presidency doesn’t even begin to describe what Trump is doing.

In this episode of “The Opinions,” the Times Opinion politics correspondent Michelle Cottle speaks to the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French about the rise of “toxic empathy” and how the right has turned compassion into weakness.

Three Opinion writers on the death of empathy in America.

We can contest the dark dreams of those in power.

You might assume that Trump would prioritize the interests of rural voters.

The conservative movement has always had a soft spot for despots of various stripes.