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Feb 28, 2021Liked by John Ganz

Even if the suggestion of a parallel was not intended, I can not help but think of Trump's and Trumpism's production of an at least temporary reconciliation betwee those on the Left of the Democratic Party and (e.g.) those more aligned with the D.N.C..

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Feb 22, 2021Liked by John Ganz

I'm not sure if this is quite the right place to ask this but for the antisemite deputies like Drumont, what was their program beyond saying "we hate Jews"? In reading about this they kind of seem like earlier versions of the poster-as-elected-official we have now, where they get elected because they hate the right people and never do anything other than media hits and tweets.

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