Autoimmune Disorder

The Trump Administration is an autoimmune disorder sabotaging the things that actually made America if not great at least powerful: its economy, its higher education system, its international relations, its crucial immigrant workforce, its functioning federal government, its public health systems, the rule of law, and lots of other things like food safety and clean water.

-- Rebecca Solnit (born 1961), American writer and activist, Notes on Unbearable Stupidity, January 6, 2026 Edition