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Politics
Chauncey DeVega

Adam Hochschild on Trump and history

President Donald J. Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

What year is it really? On the calendar it says 2022, but time feels broken: Past, present and future all seem to be colliding. This disorientation often feels alien and monstrous — but could also be productive and radically recuperative.

America and many other parts of the world are under siege by illiberal forces that are seeking to end democracy under the banner of right-wing populism and other authoritarian visions. Such forces are old and new at the same time. 

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