The Trumpian war on science, culture, and checks and balances on executive power is eagerly, and rapidly, repeating the worst mistakes of past autocracies.
Good piece! The comparisons to past tyrants work too well for my liking.
https://drewpavlou.substack.com/p/maga-maoism-trumpism-as-a-third-world
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Good piece! The comparisons to past tyrants work too well for my liking.
https://drewpavlou.substack.com/p/maga-maoism-trumpism-as-a-third-world