It blinds us to the ways in which the institutions constraining Trump are themselves flawed.

The terrifying impact of the president's permanent uncertainty.

This week was pretty bad. But next week will be worse.

Trumpism never existed. That's why the party won out over the president.

There is no "learning curve" for the president. He changes his tune for the same reasons a salesman does: to close the deal.

Even in the White House, Trump keeps playing the victim.

They're threatening a government shutdown—against their own party.