Allen Abel: In declaring a national emergency, the president veers from impromptu slam poetry to claiming he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. But, hey America, everything’s okay.
Scott Gilmore: Still fighting for his border wall, the president droned through an unconvincing speech. Like his presidency, it didn’t accomplish much.
Essay: Walls are always first built in the imagination—and on a trip to Mexico through the U.S., John Semley finds a prescription for how they can be knocked down
Marcello Di Cintio has seen border-hoppers risking their lives in desolate country before—in the deserts north of Mexico
A ‘great wall’ on the Mexican border was a signature pledge and Trump will have to do something to make good on it