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The Hypocrisy That Gave Us a Tyrant: Why Trump Gets Away With What Would’ve Destroyed Any Democrat By Janet Kira Lessin with Minerva Imagine if Barack Obama had publicly suggested jailing his political opponents. Or if Hillary Clinton had said the press was “the enemy of the people.” Or if Joe Biden had disappeared immigrants …
You Can’t Hide from a Dictator: Why Silence is Complicity in Trump’s America By Janet Kira Lessin with Minerva A friend recently told me she’s just going to ignore what’s happening in the country—live quietly, stay out of politics, and hope the storm passes. I couldn’t stay silent. I told her what I now believe …
The Betrayal of Truth: How Bill Maher Became a Court Jester to Authoritarianism Janet Kira Lessin With Minerva In an era when the world teeters between freedom and authoritarianism, public intellectuals — comedians included — are more crucial than ever. Yet instead of standing firm against the creeping threat, Bill Maher seems increasingly determined to …
The King of Chaos: How Trump’s Delusions, Protected by Power, Threaten the World ✨ Introduction: The Crisis We Must Name Across centuries, America has lived by myths: myths of freedom, equality, and opportunity for all. But beneath the surface, another, darker current has always flowed — one of controlled extremism, class division, racialized fear, and …