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Trump Got Burned by a Major Mistake in His First Term. He Won’t Make It Again. BY DONALD MOYNIHAN https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/17/trump-second-term-democracy/ JULY 27, 202212:20 PM There’s a reason authoritarians target the bureaucracy. Once they have it under their control, they are better able to stifle dissent and criticism, reward friends and punish enemies, using the levers of …
The psychology of extremism can help explain how our society has turned into a 24/7 culture war. The latest “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat” examines the science between what’s causing people on the left and right to grow more extreme – with social psychology professor Jonathan Haidt. Authoritarian Personality How Theodor Adorno’s F-scale …