Donald Truth

Captain Swing is a publishing house that usually publishes books that captivate me. With a progressive, even militant sensibility , its catalog is dense, provocative, and committed. A few days ago, I started reading The Making of Donald Trump . The 45th and 47th president of the United States has become the most influential—and most feared—figure of our time. His antics, amplified by Truth, his social network turned pulpit, have the planet in suspense.

Capable of putting the global economy in check with outdated ideas , this work, written by an American journalist with extensive experience in political investigation, exposes a vulgar, corrupt and childish character , with a discernment that is far less complex than many suspect.

According to an article published in El País , during his first term, he was restrained by a series of advisors who were sensible enough to keep him from driving alone. However, in this new phase, no one seems capable of making him reflect . Thus, the stupid things that cross his mind, which he has been maintaining for years, are converted into decrees with the ease of someone tweeting.

For example, he has just declared something like "Glorious Shower Day." That is, he has repealed legislation that lowered water pressure in pipes to save water and mitigate environmental damage. Behind his seemingly ridiculous decisions lies a clear pattern of dismantling critical structures. Aided by Elon Musk, the richest man in the world , he has cut several government departments that oversee the control of infectious diseases, international aid, and ecological pests. Now the United States is facing invasive species that could cause incalculable damage to its agriculture and, consequently, its economy.

The tragedy doesn't end there. He's promoting the systematic elimination of scientific content that supports postulates he doesn't like, such as climate change. He's also put some of the world's most prestigious universities on the ropes for allowing protests against the Israeli genocide. He silences, dismantles, censors.

In the wake of the Manhattan Project, the United States gained a scientific advantage that cemented its technological dominance over the last century. Now Donald Trump is brutally dismantling the system. The paradox is that someone who boasts of being the world's best negotiator fails to understand that for every dollar invested in science, two are generated—eight in the case of the private sector—and giving them up doesn't seem like a good deal.

If it weren't for the fact that what's brewing in the Oval Office concerns us all , it would be fun to witness the Yankees' decline firsthand. It's probably too late to avoid climate catastrophe , but if there were any chance of avoiding it, the Americans have chosen a pyromaniac troop commander who, I'm convinced, will make George W. Bush , considered for years the stupidest American president in history, look good. What until recently would have seemed like a cruel joke is now a shared nightmare.