A Country in Peril Needs Journalists It Can Count on

An interview with columnist Will Bunch about what’s at stake as Trump militarizes the country and whether the news media is meeting the moment.

President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on Friday, June 27, 2025. | Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr

Donald Trump’s plot to militarize America is underway and the National Guard now patrols two American cities: Lo…