In public, Barack Obama's giving the simple version of his beliefs for the mass public. In private, he can discuss it at a really high level.

In some ways, Trump is just going to continue the trend: by continuing the norm-smashing behaviour that Republicans used in opposition.

Trump is what Obama critics think Obama is: Someone who's focused on symbolism rather than substance.

The story of the Republican Party is of a far-right that has moved from the fringes of the party to a complete domination of the party. The moderate, mainstream and pragmatic leaders of the party have been pushed out or died off.

Barack Obama is an intellectual.

We're not going to be living in a world where white identity politics is the basis for a major political party.

Donald Trump will be a tragedy, a sad joke in American history.