Chaplaincy of the Current Administration

Declared advocacy, not analysis

This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

They read submission to the king and skipped the verses about justice.

Editorial cartoon by Hector Rentier: Chaplaincy of the Current Administration

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Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Hector Rentier
Primary entities
Donald Trump, Timothy Garton Ash, V-Dem Institute, Chuck Schumer, Zohran Mamdani, Ezra Klein, Heritage Foundation
Themes
democracy, elections, midterm elections, executive power, democratic backsliding
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, Equality & fairness, Informed citizenship