Necessary reading

From the most recent installment of Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American :

On February 13 and 14, President Donald J. Trump’s representatives filed three applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to trademark his name for future use on an airport. As trademark lawyer Josh Gerben of Gerben IP noted, the application also covers merchandise branded “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” “Donald J. Trump International Airport,” and “DJT,” including “clothing, handbags, luggage, jewelry, watches, and tie clips“

And the most recent installment of Margaret Sullivan’s American Crisis : “How to write a headline in the (lying) Trump era”