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Fascism in Our Time

With top officials from Donald Trump’s previous administration publicly warning that he fits the definition of a fascist, reflections on interwar Germany’s descent into barbarism have inevitably come to the fore. While the analogy is far from perfect, there are plenty of worrisome parallels.

PRINCETON – No one knows how the US presidential election will turn out. One possibility is that the Trump bubble will finally burst, allowing for a return to normalcy in America and around the world. But it is also possible that the United States will lurch toward a radical militarized authoritarianism that would establish a new norm for despots elsewhere.

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